Charlton 8550C Fly Reel with Tarpon Spool 7’5” Serial #028

Serial #028

For sale here is a very special Phillipson impregnated bamboo rod - Dry Fly Special - 8'6" 3/2 for a 6wt line

The grip is 6" long and shaped to very blunt cigar with the apex about 3 corks from the top

each numbered

Nickel silver rotating lineguard

Charlton 8550C Fly Reel with Tarpon Spool 7’5” Serial #028A superb Charlton 8550C fly reel with a tarpon spool. Set up for LHW. Mint condition, I could find no sign that this reel has ever been on a rod. 4 1 2" diameter with a 1 3 16" spool width. The capacity for this model is listed as WF 10 and 400 yards of 30 lb backing. Serial #8550 9676. The sealed carbon fiber disk drag is self adjusting and has over 9 square inches of surface area. Excellent all black type III hard anodizing except for the center