Mitchell 300X Gold

[Eye Gye]

Thinking about buying couple of these reels. Does anybody have any experience with them and if so what do you think of it....Thanks

[Wallley]

I have two of them and like them except the bail release is not as smooth as other reels I have.

[kelloggs5car]

one of the best out there for trollng and jigging. have 3 for that purpose and they work great the 10 ballbearing ones that is

[nitroman]

I have 2 300x mitchell's and I like them alot quick change spools are great and I landed a 50" muskie with one last year and it didn't even flinch

[Kip1]

Last year I bought several reels to compare: a 308X Gold, a Tica Libra SA, and an Okuma Epixor. The Tica and the Okuma were in the same price bracket (<$70) while the 308XG was a bit cheaper at about $50. That's why I tried it. And yes, the 308 is smaller than the 300, but I thought you might find some value in my brief reply.

The Tica is noticeably the nicest reel of this bunch, with the Okuma a close second. The 308XG is simply not as smooth and the drag is not in the same class either. I have also had some problems with line getting hung up in it as well. I use all three reels mostly for smally fishing in streams and I can tell you that rather than buy an X-Gold I'd save up an extra $10-$20 and get the Tica.