i went to a garage today picked up 4 never used mitchell 301 reels and 2 300a reals for 5 buck still in the box with new wraping and all thought was 1 heck of a buy BILL Life Member since 09-01-09

Sounds like one heck of a buy,Bill! I never seem to find stuff like that. Tom
Fishin' fool in N.E. Illinois

do them yard sales and garage sales all the time one never knows what your going to find ,one mans junk is another treasure BILL Life Member since 09-01-09

i was just sitting here tom trying to remember back in the 60s they were a very popular reel and i been trying to remeber bout what them cost back then i know at that time they went cheep for the times BILL Life Member since 09-01-09

             The first reel, I ever bought was a Mitchell 300 in 1977 for a Ugly stik I also just purchaced.
              If interested in selling one please contact me by PM or email me at   www.all-in@netzero.com

              I would like to reset one of those combo`s again.
Old-fart Catfisher

I must not be paying enough attention. I remember that as a pre-teen in the early 60's (remember Camelot and the Cuban missle crisis?) I wanted a Mitchell 308 so bad I could taste it. I think a 308 at that time was the ungodly price of about $25. A 12 yr old at that time might as well wish for sex with Bridgit Bardot. (If you have to ask, you won't understand) Anyone else out there remember? Tom
Fishin' fool in N.E. Illinois

My neighbors have a garage sell twice a year and they sell fishing equiptment usually at one of the two garage sells. I have purchased  multiple $50-$75 rods for $5. These rods are barely used, and a couple were never used. They just decided to get rid of them

 

 

As the old saying goes, "another man's trash is a another man's treasure."

Not easy to find older Mitchells unused like that anymore...ESPECIALLY for that price. I've seen hundreds of beat up ones at yard sales over the last 15 years for $20 or more

 

HECK of a nice find.

Life Member David BB Linkmeister US Army '78-'85 West Central Wisconsin