Charlton 8550C Fly Reel with Tarpon Spool Granger / Wright & McGill He filled in an exposed

He filled in an exposed glue line seam in the butt section and re-varnished that section

with stopper pocket

The reel is in new condition

Oxidized step-down swiss style ferrules size 15/64 with a nice and tight fit

For sale here is a 1920's vintage 3 1/4" Walter Dingley-made fly reel

Charlton 8550C Fly Reel with Tarpon Spool Granger / Wright & McGill He filled in an exposedA mint Charlton 8550C fly reel with a tarpon spool. Set up for RHW. The reel and spool are in excellent used condition, with two or three very marks on the rims but very clean throughout. 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