Charlton 8550C Fly Reel with Tarpon Spool 3-piece The 6" long grip tapers

The 6" long grip tapers to a slim cigar at the keeper and has plenty of hand soiling

Good used condition with some mounting marks on the foot

Blued guides and a bronzed ring hook keeper

Oxidized step-down ferrules with a perfect fit

Monel is an alloy of copper and nickel very resistant to corrosion

Charlton 8550C Fly Reel with Tarpon Spool 3-piece The 6" long grip tapersA 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