Richard Walker Clarissa Reel?
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Richard Walker Clarissa Reel?
The rod and even the net Richard Walker used to capture Clarissa are well documented and there whereabouts are well known, but not the reel. What did he use? I have seen references to both Mitchell and Ambidex reels. So can we get a definitive answer as to what reel he used but more importantly what happened too it?
Last edited by Fredline on Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
If you have no grease with you, and your rings are full of ice, do not cut out the ice with a pen-knife but get your man to put the rings one by one in his mouth, and so to thaw the ice.
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Re: Richard Walker Clarissa Reel?
John, I can say with absolute certainty, I haven't got it!
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Re: Richard Walker Clarissa Reel?
I think he used a Mitchell 300 .
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Re: Richard Walker Clarissa Reel?
Hi John, as I said in our recent conversation, I am reliably informed the reel was a half bail Mitchell 300, which I believe you said was the only type available in 1952 anyway?
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Re: Richard Walker Clarissa Reel?
So, where is it?
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Re: Richard Walker Clarissa Reel?
Wasn't there a thread about this reel a few months ago ?
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Re: Richard Walker Clarissa Reel?
A search threw up this thread interesting thread .
http://traditionalfisherman.com/viewtop ... 17&t=22431
http://traditionalfisherman.com/viewtop ... 17&t=22431
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Re: Richard Walker Clarissa Reel?
Great, Mitchell half bale. It would have to be a half bale because he caught the fish in 1952 and Hardy had the patent for the full bale arm until 1954. Does anyone know what happened to it?
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Re: Richard Walker Clarissa Reel?
Do we know what model of half-bale it is? I seem to remember reading that it was thought to be the second version, but cannot find the source now.