Charlton 8450C with 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8 Spools

Charlton 8450C with 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8 SpoolsA very nice Charlton 8450C fly reel with all three spools (3 4, 5 6, and 7 8). The reel and spools are mint and unfished. Set up for RHW but can be easily reversed to LHW. Serial "8450 10552". A very nice package here and with all three spools you can easily tailor the reel to your needs and conditions. The exclusive configurable system accommodates three different quick change spools: 3 4, 5 6, and 7 8 weight. The retrieve rate increases as you mount

The rod has never been fished and remains in mint condition

The grip is shaped to a blunt western style and is 5 1/4" long

Straight tapered full wells grip 6 1/8" in length

A nice Ron Kusse "Elfin" model fly rod

I found a draw die house that could re-draw it to a highly polished condition

and has a very brisk dry fly action with great ability to handle large fish in tight places

Original erinoid handle spins freely

A well executed all-around trout rod

Because Jim was unable to do fine finish work in his last two years

Serial #60725

Excellent used condition with some wear to the frame edge in a few spots but nothing major

Serial #D213