| BUILD: | 1992- 2001 |
| MATERIAL: | Plastic |
| MADE IN: | France |
| SERIAL: | None, but France printed on foot. |
| PRODUCED: | ? |
| PRICE: | € 0,- |
| BALL BEARINGS: | One large Ball Bearing in rotor and needle bearing on main gear. |
| GEAR RATION: | 1:4.1 and this reel retrieve 95 cm of line per turn. The spool has a capacity of 300 meters 0.50mm, the 498X Casting has 300 meters of 0.30mm |
| WEIGHT: | 810 gram (28.6 oz) |
| REMARKS: | Reel is new with box. |
| You can find more information on these reel at Mitchell Collectors International.
There are two nice articles about the Mitchell 498, Part 1 and Part 2. | |
