Cracking reel in it's day, i think I've had 3 of them over the years. I loved the dab bail-arm. Mitchell lost their way when Shimano burst onto the scene offering fighting drag and baitrunner features, and their smooth engineered gearing was way ahead of anyone else at the time. Shimano have(maybe Diawa too) have made the best reels since I think.
Yep, a thing of beauty NN
I just love old/retro stuff so I still use them and a Mitchell 410A ,,
Bought a couple in the late 90's, but line lay was crap so unless you severely underfilled the spools it was birdsnests all the time. Loads of the parts were plastic rather than metal like the old ones. Come to think of it, it was only the paint job I liked. Have them on a couple of 6ft telescopic spinning rods now for 'emergencies'
Wasn't the 410 same reel as 440 without the automatic dab bail-arm?
Never had that problem mate. What brand of line were you using? I think it was a matter of getting the tension right whilst loading the spool and not overloading it. About 1.5mm below the lip loaded with Maxima was perfect for optimum casting. I was really into long range waggler fishing back then so the 440 dab bail-arm worked really well provided the mechanism was kept dirt free and lightly oiled.
You need more stamina like me, lazy fucker : ),boiling hot day, I'd been on lates the night before, lovely snooze under the shade of a willow tree: ) can't beat it, fags and flask at hand for when i woke up
I've not seen one of those for years. Takes me right back. Thanks noggsy
The 410 doesn’t have the dab bail arm, I never use it anyway , maybe I should try after nearly 50 years of fishing ;)
Ha ha yeah get with it grandad ;-)
Found it , my first rod :)... Can’t for the life of me remember the reel that came in this set tho.Never seen an 810, just looked on eBay £85. Might put it on my Christmas list lol
Yeah you should mate. I have my 41year old Fothergill & Harvey rod i keep meaning to use, i used to use it with an Abu 1044 i still have but its siezed up. There used to be an Abu repair/maintenance place in Middlewich , i bet it's long gone now.
Yep, thats the one. My second rod. Late 70's early 80's. I dont remember it coming with a reel though. Great memories thanks for posting
That's a lot of money, but we all want it dont we....
I don't but collectors obviously do. I bet I'm sitting on a small fortune with some of the old gear i have. I still have one of these in vgc. A Shakespeare Alpha 10ft screw tip ledger rod.
Maybe it didn’t that’s why i can’t remember it ;)
‘Its a lovely sleek looking reel,, £228 tho blimey
