Charlton 8550C Fly Reel - LHW

Charlton 8550C Fly Reel - LHWA mint Charlton 8550C fly reel with a tarpon spool. Set up for LHW. Weighs 13. 3 oz. The reel and spool are in 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. 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 centre medallion and the counterweight

The ferrules are oxidized and in the T&T Swiss-style with a collar on the males

The perfect size to hold a #3DT or #4WF

Standard honey-toned cane with transparent wraps

A nice RD Taylor fly rod

You can see these in the photos if you look hard enough -- they aren't in need of repair in my opinion

but I would recommend a 7

weighs 3 7/8 oz

Walt gave the rod a "tune up" as explained in the letter in the photos

As far as I have been able to determine this may be the only small Montana model that T&T produced

The spring is also nice and strong

Original bag with mint tag & tube

The butt cap is engraved with