Pecos - Pecos was a model manufactured by Pecheur Ecossais of France. In the mid 1930s, this company located in Paris, made a few variations of the Pecos reel. During the production of the first model, the reel and its design concepts were given to Carpano & Pons for further refinement to the overall reel plus the manufacturing of the internal components. The Pecos model, although extremely similar to the La Canne à Peche versions, was also the predecessor of Carpano & Pons initial offering of their version of the CAP.
Piraat - (Dutch for "Pirate") Name given in the Netherlands to indicate the Mitchell 316-model. This name appeared also -for a short time- on this reel distributed by Albatros (see
there).
"Planamatic" - name given to the 314 in 1958 to indicate it was a 304-bodied reel with planamatic gearing. (See also
"Supercap".)
Planamatic - Mitchell made two types of gear systems. One was a Planamatic (level wind) and Cross Wind (see there) the other system. The difference between the two was that the level wind provided a more uniform line gathering on the spool. Both systems have merits inherent in their designs.
PM - Is the same as P.U.M.
Pons,Charles - one of the founders of the Mitchell Company (see also "Prehistory" and "History").
Presentation Models - In the early 1970s Mitchell produced both silver and gold plated reels as well as decoratively scrolled and engraved presentation pieces for select individuals. Silver-plated and gold plated Mitchell 300s were issued to corporate officials to commemorate 25 years of Mitchell and 20,000,000 reels sold. The decoratively scrolled 300s and 400s were issued in the 1970s to commemorate various occasions; not to be confused with the DL Series. At times, Mitchell was also known to issue one-of-a-kind pieces.
Presentation Global 410DL - Only one reel is known to exist. It is a special issue from Mitchell to Impecco as a gift to commemorate 25 years and 20 million reels sold. Written on the reel’s rotor are all the countries where Mitchell sold their product.
"President" - Name of the last great series of Big Game reels made for Mitchell by the Gladiator Company in Bologna, Italy from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Sizes from 2/0 till 14/0. Very rare.
"Prince" - The name Prince marked on reels was originally marketed for sales in Europe. There were two models with the Prince logo; one was the 308 which had a slow retrieve ratio, and the other was the 358 -also called "Prince Rapid"- which was the high-speed version with similar gearing to the 408.
"Prisu" - A chain store that sold items under one unique price "à un prix unique" hence the name "prisunic". In the late 1970s this store sold Mitchell reels under their name, Prisu. These models were manufactured by Mitchell and engraved "Prisu 0" which actually was a model 300. The "Prisu 4" was a 304-model. The store sold these reels at deeply discounted prices.
Profile 50 - A very unique reel produced by Mitchell in the late 1980s. It was manufactured in limited quantity. Its design was very compact weighing less than 5 ounces with dimensions of 1 inch width by 7 inches long.
PRO - Pro implies "
Professional". Pro was used by Mitchell Sports representing a standard model but aesthetically enhanced.
Promatic - This name was given to a particular reel that was manufactured by Mitchell in 1988 for a single tackle store located in Paris and owned by J.L. Bunel. The reel consisted of a 300 Pro body with a -black- 440 Auto Bail system. Less than 500 of these reels were made and sold to the general public. "Promatic" does
not appear on the side of the reel.
P.U.M. - is the abbreviation for the French "
Pick
Up
Manuel" or Manual Pick Up. See also PM.
Pure Fishing - In 2000 Mitchell became part of the Pure Fishing Company which includes also Abu Garcia, Fenwick and Berkley (see "
History").
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