Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco Salmon and Steelhead Rods Darkly tempered cane with burgundy

Darkly tempered cane with burgundy wraps

Nice design

Very smoothly operating cork drag

The rod features light tempered cane with crimson wraps and gold tipping at the winding check and male ferrules

For sale here is a rarely seen Orvis "Special" bamboo fly rod --7 1/2' 2/1 for a 5 weight line

Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco Salmon and Steelhead Rods Darkly tempered cane with burgundyFor sale here is a Thompson No. 500 fly reel made in California. Diameter is 3 3 8". Similar in style and performance to the classic Hardy Wide Drum Perfect. The reel is in excellent+ condition with the majority of its black finish remaining. Circular line guard and full length smooth brass reel foot. The No. 500 was built to handle 6 7 8 weight lines. This drag system was unmatched in the American market back in the 50's. This is ultimate steelhead