Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel

Thompson No. 500 Fly ReelFor sale here is a Thompson No. 500 fly reel made in California in the late 1940's. The reel's diameter is 3 3 8". Similar in style and performance to the classic Hardy Perfect, but considerably more scarce. The spool width is approximately 1 3 16". The reel is in excellent overall condition. Circular line guard and full length, unmolested smooth brass reel foot measuring 2 1 2" in length. The No. 500 was built to handle 6 7 8 weight lines. This drag

9 1/2 feet

by Dave Hughes – 144 pp

For sale here is a 8 1/2 foot fiberglass rod by Conolon

Comes with the original Payne rod bag and rod tube (and canvas tube cover with separate compartment for the handle extension

yellow edges

The script remains clean though slightly faded from time

Slayer is a rod with deep juju

commemorative gold edition of the St

The rod is in excellent plus condition overall with only the tip top bluing evidencing signs of use

except the hole in the bag (only tiny

The foot has also been filed down slightly on both ends and the serial number is illegible

The reel is set up for left hand retrieve but can be switched to right hand retrieve