Charlton 8550C w/Tarpon Spool 5 Weight For sale here is a

For sale here is a terrific R

The rod has a medium-fast action and is an outstanding all around trout rod

Made in the early 1970s during the Simroe-era

Comes in a SF-era Winston rod bag and aluminum tube (the cap is missing and a temporary plastic tube cap has been added)

The action is a very smooth medium-fast with plenty of power to lay out a lot of line

Charlton 8550C w/Tarpon Spool 5 Weight For sale here is aA Charlton 8550C fly reel with a tarpon spool. Set up for RHW. 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 reel and spool are in near mint condition with the only sign of use I could find being some backing residue on the spool and some ever so faint mounting marks on the foot. Otherwise, not a sign of use. The sealed carbon fiber disk drag is self adjusting and has