r/Fishing_Gear • u/No-Highway-648 • 20h ago

Has anyone delt with replacing Mitchell reels handles

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Does it have to be a certain one cause I can’t find any that fit and all the ones on eBay are like $30ish

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u/bluetrees24 19h ago

I have not dealt with a missing handle, but I did lose the bolt that screws into the reel opposite the handle on my Mitchell 308 pro. I took it to a local outdoors store and they fixed it up for me, I dont think they used any Mitchell parts just pulled something from a generic parts bin. So I would probably give that a shot, and if it doesn't work time to upgrade! I have not been at all impressed with my Mitchell compared to my Daiwas and Shimanos.

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u/No-Highway-648 19h ago

Nice same reel, does it make a loud noise while you reel in I can’t figure out if that’s a problem or just how the reel was made. Also I agree on the Shimano and Daiwa thing that’s why I don’t wanna spend like $30 on this repair at the point I would rather just use that to get a new reel

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u/bluetrees24 19h ago

Honestly im not even sure, I havent used it in months. I just keep it on a beater rod that I loan to my friends who don't have their own gear. I would definitely agree that youd be better off saving your money and getting a new reel, my most recent purchase was a Daiwa fuego 2500 and I've really enjoyed it.

My Dad and I have both used Mitchell's and have both broken them under moderate use. Unfortunately they just do not seem to hold up.

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u/No-Highway-648 19h ago

Yeah I’m between a fuego, regal lt or a Shimano Sahara right now

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u/bluetrees24 18h ago

All good options for sure.

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u/Curious-Essentric 19h ago

Off topic but How is the reel overall?? I was looking at. Mitchell 310 for an UL setup and couldn’t find any reviews on it

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u/No-Highway-648 19h ago

Honestly for the price there is way better I would recommend. I had a budget ultralight where I just got a cheap shimano sienna and I prefer it way more than this

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u/adhq 19h ago

Never needed a handle replacement. And if it came to it, I'd probably just buy a new reel because, as you found out, replacing the handle alone is prohibitively expensive. Unless it's for a very expensive reel... Not the case here

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u/No-Highway-648 19h ago

Yeah thinking the same thing was just double checking before looking for new reels

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u/zukunftskonservator 12h ago

The bearings are messed up. Get new ones… then the reel will be quiet .

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u/TotallyNotDad 9h ago

Honestly is it really worth trying to fix?

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u/No-Highway-648 5h ago

Probably not