Charlton 8550C Reel with Tarpon Spool 4-piece the spools on Leen's smaller

the spools on Leen's smaller Arrowhead models are made from PEI

280) by Rodon Mfg Co

Yellow/gold silk windings with black edges

The walnut grip is neatly sculpted to a slim cigar and matches the wheat straw cane temper color nicely

The reel weighs 13 3/4 oz

Charlton 8550C Reel with Tarpon Spool 4-piece the spools on Leen's smallerA superb Charlton 8550C fly reel with a tarpon spool. Set up for RHW. 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 9764. 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