Charlton 8550C Reel with Tarpon Spool 8'8" Black plastic front cork check

Black plastic front cork check

Double rosewood handles

Excellent lightly used condition with no major issues to note

His designs have been featured in Eric Leiser's "Book of Fly Patterns

someone has sanded down or cut the apex at the nose of the grip

Charlton 8550C Reel with Tarpon Spool 8'8" Black plastic front cork checkA superb Charlton 8550C fly reel with a tarpon spool. Set up for RHW. 4 1 2" diameter with a 1 3 16" spool width. The reel appears unfished. The capacity for this model is listed as WF 10 and 400 yards of 30 lb backing. Serial #8550 9638. 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