Vintage Fishing 1960 Garcia Mitchell 300 San Antonio Tx

Went out to North park converse to try out my Garcia Mitchell 300. Any questions or just for discussion of old reels and fishing comment below.
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[@dragchute1]

Great video. I'm a fishing enthusiast and a retired pilot. You must've been fishing under the downwind leg of an air racing pattern .. the engine noise and brief shadow on the far bank were impressive! The best of both worlds.

[@miztatone918]

I was just blessed with a brand new early 80s model 300. Was my wife's grandfathers .sadly he never got to use it it came with the matching rod as well . It was completely frozen due to the grease hardening, I just got done spending 6 hours meticulously cleaning the old grease out and re greasing it . Its good as new now I can't wait to use it . Im honored to be gifted something so sentimental from her grandmother. she made me promise to use it since he sadly never got a chance he passed away 💔 I really wish I would have gotten to know him and hope he is glad to see it all cleaned up and going to good use . I mean this thing is brand new .... it almost hurts just thinking about using it . Its one thing to find a reel like these , but to find a matching reel and rod combo it unheard of . Personally I'd love to just keep it as a collective item but like I said I promised her I'd use it and cherish it dearly. They sure don't make reels like they used too . I was amazed at the number of parts the reel is comprised of . Thanks for the video. Nice looking spot you got there it looks like .

[@moralestexasfishing5583]

Just came across your channel because i was pulling up any footage of vintage reels like mine in action.Ive got a functioning Vintage Mitchell 302 Saltwater reel ..made in France.--Good to meet you,-MTF from San Antonio Tx👍🐟🇨🇱

[@Captain_Lockheed]

I've got one of these it's about 45 yrs old now and still good as new. It was a present from my dad.

[@tomjordan1063]

Funny, I thought you were adding the bomber sounds when you missed a hit till I saw the shadowat 5 min mark. I'm an old fogey reliving my youth through Garcia Mitchell reels and Garcia Conolon rods. If you look close what you have is a 3-0-0 or hythenated Mitchell.

[@joycedimaggio8345]

I have 7. My first one I bought was over 50 years ago!! I love them.

[@millieatr]

When i was a teenager in the late 60's I used a mitchell 300 ..Pump gas all day at Owens Esso in Edgewater Md go home and get my Mitchell rod and reel and my USA made Stanley thermos and head back to the Cove (saltwater cove off the South River) ,,remember catching many Chained Pickerel fish ... One memory i have that has stuck with me all of these years is I casted out started reeling it back in something grabbed my Tony Accetta spoon starting going away from me , i couldn't stop it , finally the line broke ..all these years i wondered what that was ...Monster Carp? Snapping turtle ?

[@NoRedemptionOutdoors]

Awesome video! I have mine from when I was a kid. With maintenance it is still going strong. Push it into service every once in a while just for old time's sake! Subbed.

[@mikes1895]

Great reel. I have one from 1960 also. Works great and well made. Nice video.

[@denofearthundertheeverlast5138]

great reel, great sound.

[@olblu8746]

Good job young man, God bless you.

[@Luke-Harno3]

I have this too reel Mitchell 300, with the original plastic box, and also the booklet, with the extra spool... I love vintage fishing ! Very nice video, bye ! ;)

[@tomrios5864]

I have a couple of 300's myself. One from the 50's the other from the 70's. Also have the 302 Saltwater version, all great reels. Where is that creek located, is that near Convrese? I can hear the training aircraft flying overhead from Randolph.

[@plutoplatters]

this was my 1'st " super good" reel... it was as exciting as a new car...… over...50 years ago....

[@ericl2969]

My dad's fishing reel is just like that one, and he got it in about 1960 also. I see that the spool your reel is fitted with is from a newer model (you can tell by the shape of the drag-adjustment knob). I have a Mitchell 300 from about 1971 (it has the same style of spool that yours has), and I fished with it until just recently. I also have a finger-bail model which belonged to my grandfather. That reel goes back to the earliest days of the Mitchell 300, I think. Interestingly, the rate of spool oscillation on my grandfather's Mitchell 300 is incredibly slow. I just checked, and it takes about 10.5 cranks of the handle to put the spool through a complete oscillation, while the 300 I have from 1971 takes about 3.25 cranks of the handle to do the same.

[@buddyparrot1]

Used to have one with a "half bail", wonder what year they were made? Gotta say, they were the best, bar none! Truth be told, they still will compete with just about anything made today.

[@hitek835]

I have my grandpas ‘58 300 been using it all my life I’m 41.

[@r.nichols4456]

I still have the same 301 Mitchell (left handed version of the 300) that I bought back in the '60's. With the exception of a little wear, it still works like new, even after thousands of casts. Also fish North Park regularly in the winter/spring, as I live near there.

[@montydewitt547]

Sounds like it needs cleaned and greased. I like Mitchell Reels.

[@adctex]

Hey... enjoyed your video... I have a NEW, never used 302N that was a gift to my dad back in the 1980's or earlier. Trying to find out if it has any value since it is new. Your link above is not working....