Charlton 8550C Fly Reel with Tarpon Spool 2-piece hollow-built bamboo rod - 8'8"

hollow-built bamboo rod - 8'8" (265cm) 3/2 for a WF8 line

This 1/0 size reel is one of thirteen total known to have been made in this coveted size

The two tips have very slight fishing sets

For sale here is a handsome leather rod tube 47" in length with a 1 9/16" diameter

George 3 3/8 inch fly reel with an unblemished red agate line guide and three-screw latch from the 1930's

Charlton 8550C Fly Reel with Tarpon Spool 2-piece hollow-built bamboo rod - 8'8"A 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 9797. 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