Vintage Mitchel Reels and Dumbass Fishermen - 02/21/14
I have an old Garcia Mitchell 300 made sometime between 1946 and 1955 that still runs like a clock but it's started squeaking lately.
Well today in anticipation of springtime fishing I decided to give it a little love so took it apart, cleaned and lubed everything, and after as short battle with the spring under the bail got it all back together.
Still squeaked.
Took it back apart, looked and looked but for the life of me I couldn't figure out where it was coming from until after almost an hour of tinkering I discovered the squeak was in the knob on the handle. A little lithium grease and problem solved, but I did get a good chuckle out of the deal.
I also got a good education on how well built those old reels are so the afternoon wasn't a total loss. Still feel dumb though.
Well today in anticipation of springtime fishing I decided to give it a little love so took it apart, cleaned and lubed everything, and after as short battle with the spring under the bail got it all back together.
Still squeaked.
Took it back apart, looked and looked but for the life of me I couldn't figure out where it was coming from until after almost an hour of tinkering I discovered the squeak was in the knob on the handle. A little lithium grease and problem solved, but I did get a good chuckle out of the deal.
I also got a good education on how well built those old reels are so the afternoon wasn't a total loss. Still feel dumb though.