Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco 8'9" The beautiful rosewood box measures

The beautiful rosewood box measures 6 7/8" x 4 1/4" x 1 1/2"

The rod weighs 2 1/16 oz

The rod features hollow-built cane

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Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco 8'9" The beautiful rosewood box measuresFrom the estate of author, fishing guru, and winner of the Buz Buszek award, Andre Puyans: For sale here is a Thompson No. 500 fly reel made in California in the late 1940's. Diameter of is 3 3 8". Similar in style and performance to the classic Hardy Perfect. The reel is in excellent condition with the majority of its wonderful black finish remaining. Circular line guard and full length smooth brass reel foot. The No. 500 was built to handle 6 7 8