Charlton 8550C w/ Offshore Spool - LHW

Charlton 8550C w/ Offshore Spool - LHWA Charlton 8550C fly reel with the super scarce Offshore spool! Left hand retrieve. 4 1 2" diameter with a 1. 2" spool width and a weight of 13. 2 ounces. It is designed to hold a WF12F and 470 yards of 30#. The offshore spool boasts heat sink fins on the back to help dissipate energy during fish runs. The reel shows signs of moderate use here and there, though the rosewood handle has a full lengthwise crack and will likely need to be replaced at some

Made in 2018

Medium/Fast

The reason we cannot describe the rod as "mint" is there is a very small chip in the varnish on one of the tips

"Turk's head" style tension adjuster in excellent shape

Marked 3 oz

The handwriting matches another known Payne rod in our inventory with the same style script

For sale here is a Chris Carlin hollowbuilt hex bamboo rod - 7'6" 2/2 3wt

This traditional Vom-Hofe style S-handle reel features nickel silver rims

but Hardy mistakenly built the outside diameter of the first run of reels to the inside diameter specs

Lightly flamed cane in a three up node pattern construction

The tube is housed in a canvas cover for protection

with a medium-fast dry-fly action and tips that allow for finesse and tippet protection