Charlton 8550C Reel with Tarpon Spool 7 Weight A fine Dingley reel perfect

A fine Dingley reel perfect for a 3 weight line that needs to get back on the water

For sale here is a fine Walt Carpenter Browntone bamboo rod -- 7'3" for a 4 weight line

Light tan main wraps with darker brown edges and dark brown at the ferrules

For sale here is an Ari 't Hart F1 Traun fly reel and spare spool in near mint condition

Original bag with mint tag & tube

Charlton 8550C Reel with Tarpon Spool 7 Weight A fine Dingley reel perfectA 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 9789. 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