Ugly reels

[John Milford]

https://www.barder-rod.co.uk/product/ri ... dike-reel/

If I had the money to waste I'd buy that.


And do a KLF on it.

On a funeral pyre made of cane Mk IVs?

[davelumb]

https://www.barder-rod.co.uk/product/ri ... dike-reel/

If I had the money to waste I'd buy that.


And do a KLF on it.

On a funeral pyre made of cane Mk IVs?

With a first edition of No Need to Lie to light it.

[Monts]

You pair of Palestine's . It will go pretty quick I would assume, some of those collectors have very deep pockets. I wonder how many anglers under the age of 30 are aware of who Dick Walker was?

[davelumb]

You pair of Palestine's . It will go pretty quick I would assume, some of those collectors have very deep pockets. I wonder how many anglers under the age of 30 are aware of who Dick Walker was?

I wish Dick Walker had stuck to breeding rabbits.

[Monts]

You pair of Palestine's . It will go pretty quick I would assume, some of those collectors have very deep pockets. I wonder how many anglers under the age of 30 are aware of who Dick Walker was?

I wish Dick Walker had stuck to breeding rabbits.

You pulled that fact out of the hat.

[davelumb]

You pair of Palestine's . It will go pretty quick I would assume, some of those collectors have very deep pockets. I wonder how many anglers under the age of 30 are aware of who Dick Walker was?

I wish Dick Walker had stuck to breeding rabbits.

You pulled that fact out of the hat.

Here you go -

[John Milford]

You pair of Palestine's . It will go pretty quick I would assume, some of those collectors have very deep pockets. I wonder how many anglers under the age of 30 are aware of who Dick Walker was?

I wish Dick Walker had stuck to breeding rabbits.

Rabbit breeding!

Surely that must be one of the easiest jobs in the world?

[davelumb]

You pair of Palestine's . It will go pretty quick I would assume, some of those collectors have very deep pockets. I wonder how many anglers under the age of 30 are aware of who Dick Walker was?

I wish Dick Walker had stuck to breeding rabbits.

Rabbit breeding!

Surely that must be one of the easiest jobs in the world?

Everyone's a comedian these days!

[Monts]

Sale pending on the Walker reel.

[John Milford]

How about this spectacularly ugly telescopic rod/reel combo? The St. Croix 'Fishing Machine'.

That square handle and trigger must have been a joy to use!

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[Lee7499]

How about this spectacularly ugly telescopic rod/reel combo? The St. Croix 'Fishing Machine'.

That square handle and trigger must have been a joy to use!


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Ooooooh thats nasty, it looks more like a cross between a camera and a harpoon gun to me .

[John Milford]

Woah! Look at the cone spool on this!

(Mitchel tournament reel).

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[davelumb]

Woah! Look at the cone spool on this!

(Mitchel tournament reel).


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Mitchell's were always ahead of their times!

[bio-haul]

Woah! Look at the cone spool on this!

(Mitchel tournament reel).


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Ah, the wedding cake reel. Seen them go for £1000+

[Andrew Croft]

Weird reel. What's the point of it ? 3 different lines on same spool

[bio-haul]

Weird reel. What's the point of it ? 3 different lines on same spool

Distance casting. Same light line on all, topped with shock leader.

[Andrew Croft]

Weird reel. What's the point of it ? 3 different lines on same spool

Distance casting. Same light line on all, topped with shock leader.

Ah I see now. Thank you

[John Milford]

Yes, three different pick-ups to load the first three tiers from the bottom tier up, then the shock leader wound on manually.

As Dom says, very rare and expensive reels!

I suppose the tournament casting circuit is to reel development, as motor racing is to developing cars.

[John Milford]

Mepps Super-Meca. The snaggiest reel ever?

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[davelumb]

Mepps Super-Meca. The snaggiest reel ever?


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That is weird!

Wasn't there a Mitchell with the reel foot stem at the back like that? Might not have been a Mitchell but I have seen another reel that had the arrangement.

[cookiesdaughtersdad]

Yes, three different pick-ups to load the first three tiers from the bottom tier up, then the shock leader wound on manually.

As Dom says, very rare and expensive reels!

I suppose the tournament casting circuit is to reel development, as motor racing is to developing cars.

A mate has one in A1 condition along with several other Mitchells.

Cheers, Alan

[DaveGreenwood]

Woah! Look at the cone spool on this!

(Mitchel tournament reel).


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Had one of those in my hand two weeks ago my mate is a collector he has a few of these I think, he has hundreds of reels mainly Mitchell’s.

[bio-haul]

Mepps Super-Meca. The snaggiest reel ever?


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Ugly reel for sure. Did Mitchell make these? The handle is definitely Mitchell.

[John Milford]

Another reel that looks like it was designed with a ruler.

The French, budget-priced 'Galion'. These were made by Mitchell as a cheapo starter reel during the late 60s into the 70s, but seemingly weren't considered worthy of carrying the prestigious Mitchell name.

I can't remember seeing too many of them around at the time, presumably because Intrepid had the low-end niche well covered in the UK.

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[davelumb]

Another reel that looks like it was designed with a ruler.

The French, budget-priced 'Galion'. These were made by Mitchell as a cheapo starter reel during the late 60s into the 70s, but seemingly weren't considered worthy of carrying the prestigious Mitchell name.

I can't remember seeing too many of them around at the time, presumably because Intrepid had the low-end niche well covered in the UK.


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After my Winfiled reel a Galion was my first 'upgrade'. Mine would have been around 1972/3 and I'm pretty sure it was a 'Garcia Galion'. And a shade or shades of blue/green rather than black?

[davelumb]

[John Milford]

Another reel that looks like it was designed with a ruler.

The French, budget-priced 'Galion'. These were made by Mitchell as a cheapo starter reel during the late 60s into the 70s, but seemingly weren't considered worthy of carrying the prestigious Mitchell name.

I can't remember seeing too many of them around at the time, presumably because Intrepid had the low-end niche well covered in the UK.


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After my Winfiled reel a Galion was my first 'upgrade'. Mine would have been around 1972/3 and I'm pretty sure it was a 'Garcia Galion'. And a shade or shades of blue/green rather than black?

Yes, there were certainly green ones Dave. There was of course a Mitchell tie-in with Garcia from about that time.

Garcia sold an almost identical reel called the 'Kingfisher' - perhaps just a name tweak for the US market?

(Gladding also sold some re-named Intrepid reels into the US market).

[davelumb]

Another reel that looks like it was designed with a ruler.

The French, budget-priced 'Galion'. These were made by Mitchell as a cheapo starter reel during the late 60s into the 70s, but seemingly weren't considered worthy of carrying the prestigious Mitchell name.

I can't remember seeing too many of them around at the time, presumably because Intrepid had the low-end niche well covered in the UK.


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After my Winfiled reel a Galion was my first 'upgrade'. Mine would have been around 1972/3 and I'm pretty sure it was a 'Garcia Galion'. And a shade or shades of blue/green rather than black?

Yes, there were certainly green ones Dave. There was of course a Mitchell tie-in with Garcia from about that time.

Garcia sold an almost identical reel called the 'Kingfisher' - perhaps just a name tweak for the US market?

(Gladding also sold some re-named Intrepid reels into the US market).

I do remember it was quite horrible and the bale arm quickly grooved. I think the Winfield might actually have been the better reel!

My next reel was a 320. I couldn't afford the 324 with the push button spool.