Thursday 16 January 2020

Reel Value


Mitchell Avocet Silver III 2000 FD. I bought 2 of these reels six years ago and they set me back £12 each, since then I’ve used them for all my fishing (except trotting where I use a centerpin).

I can’t begin to count how many fish they’ve caught - but it does include carp to 28lb, pike to 18lb, barbel to 12lb, chub to six and both mine and James PB crucians. I’ve got my money’s worth out of them!

I have finally used one to destruction - having caught one jack it seized as a second hit the lure - I had to handline the pike in. Time to replace them - and I’m definitely buying Mitchell!

8 comments:

  1. That's impressive. Any stats on numbers of fish per £ of reel?

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  2. Somewhere in the garage I still have a Mitchell 300 and a 410 not as smooth as modern reels but still work.

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    1. Still got a bit of kit hanging round at my parents. Everything in London gets used to destruction!

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  3. I was still at school when I saved up all my [new] pennies for one of the new-fangled Mitchells - the 'Match', with its finger-dab bail. Got a lot of mileage out of that...

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    1. I’ve still got a Mitchell Match somewhere - a fantastic reel for long range trotting, I’ll have to dig it out and take it for a spin...

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  4. You can't beat good value fishing gear. Just illustrates why you don't have to spend the earth to get reliable fishing tackle. Long live the Mitchells!

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    1. Getting my moneys worth! At £12 a reel that’s £2 a year - and I gave them hell!

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