Mitchell X300

1.Introduction.
This Mitchell 300 was in very bad shape when I bought it. The main gear and secundairy gear had broken teeth, so they needed to be replace by spare gears from my Spare Part stock. The outside of the reel was also in bad condition, so I decided to paint the body. I was not satisfied with the paint job on the rotor of the Pink Lady, this was redone in the X300 version made in 2007.
This reel was first built to the Mitchell Pink Lady in 2006, in 2007 this reel was rebuilt to the Mitchell X300.
In 2010 the reel was modified to have a large ball bearing in the main gear.

BUILD:	2007
MATERIAL:	Aluminium
MADE IN:	France
SERIAL:	?
PRODUCED:	1
PRICE:	€ 0,-
BALL BEARINGS:	None
GEAR RATION:	1:4.2
WEIGHT:	>300 gram
REMARKS:
2. Mitchell Pink Lady. This reel had hardly original parts, only the body , the rotor and some small parts are original. Also the side cover had to be replaced as there was to much play in the main gear axis. The original handle was bend and had to much play, it was replaced by another defect handle which was modified by two pieces of aluminium. The result is that the handle is much more balanced by the heavier weight and the reel turns smooth with the modified handle. Also the plastic knob has been modified, it has been shortened and a special metal bushing was inserted. The handle has now zero play and holds much nicer than an original Mitchell handle. There will be also less tear and wear of the handle ( a known Mitchell problem) because of the metal bushing inside.

The Mitchell Pink Lady 2007	Modified handle !

3. Mitchell X300
In 2007 the Mitchell Pink Lady was rebuilt to the Mitchell X300.
Main modifications are modified gears which are now ultra light. The spool was changed from plastic to aluminium , this spool was ported to make it lightweight.
Also the rotor was modified, actually two rotor heads were made for this reel, roter head A and rotor head B. Of course the reel was repainted in a different color, see the pictures.

Mitchell X300 Rotor A	Mitchell X300 Rotor B

The gears were also modified, the result is a much more smooth gear.

Modified 300 gears, wow !	Mitchell X300 Rotor B, open spool

Some more picture of this very nice reel.

Its very good result !	Special paint job !

The rotor A looks best I think !

Amazing colors !	One very special reel for sure !

In 2010 the reel was modified on the main gear to have a large ball bearing. This was the second version, the first version failed due to construction/tolerance failure. The currect model is very smooth.
This version is not painted and is a rough model for fishing only. Its not very easy to add a large ball bearing to an old mitchell 300, it can be done, but only add's weight.