Garcia Mitchell 404

[fishstuf]

I've had no luck finding information on this reel. Anyone?

[Midway Tommy D]

More than likely because they never manufactured a 404 model.
http://www.mitchellreelmuseum.com/index ... -1989.html

Tom

[fishstuf]

I checked that, as well as the books by Ben and Dennis. And yet, there is such a reel.

[stidog]

Pictures?

[fishstuf]

Sorry, I don't have it here. It's dark blue, medium size, with a right-hand retrieve.

[Midway Tommy D]

You will have to prove it with a photo before I would even consider the possibility that one was ever made. Right hand retrieve would end with an odd number.

Tom

[fishstuf]

Thanks for your help.

If you don't know, you don't know. There's no need to be insulting.

[jimbofish]

There is a 403 listed on ebay. It's blue and RH crank.

[Sudsy]

I realize this is an old post but I have some info
I was absolutely positive I had the 404 in question
Went to take a photo and upon blowing it up I saw that the last number was not a 4 but rather a 1 that looked like a 4 to the naked eye due to the little dash in front of it.

Kind of a buzzkill, thought I had something special

[Midway Tommy D]

HA! I believe you may have solved the mystery of the imaginary Garcia Mitchell 404. That's probably what "fishstuff" presumed, too. Some 401 etchings like the one below had a hyphen/line between the numbers "4-0-1". The 401, BTW, is a right hand retrieve version of the 400. If it was well worn or had a scratch in the right place the 1 may have looked like a 4. Bottom line, though, is a model 404 was never produced by Mitchell.