Charlton 8550C Fly Reel with Tarpon Spool [SALE PENDING]

Charlton 8550C Fly Reel with Tarpon Spool [SALE PENDING]A superb Charlton 8550C fly reel with a tarpon spool. Set up for RHW. Mint, unused condition. 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 9581. 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 medallion and the counterweight which are done in

Original ribbed brass reel foot (straight and full-length)

Comes in blue vinyl Hardy case

This has all of the original illustrations and is a useful reference for the classic salmon tyer

The rod has the aforementioned agate stripping guide

The rod packs into a tan cloth bag with a stiffener and a brushed aluminum tube with brass fittings and the T&T data sticker affixed to it

but could be easily removed) with a polished aluminum nut and pocket cap

Pre-fire vintage

The 5 videos are now contained on a 2 DVD set

The butt cap is stamped with "TOURNAMENT" along with the usual Leonard stamp of this era

Also included is an extra and blank name plate you can switch out with the one bearing the owner's name

Quick feel to this rod

For sale here is a T&T - Thomas and Thomas catalog from 1984