Thompson No. 100 Fly Reel 8' Dark stained curly maple slide

Dark stained curly maple slide band seat

Also includes a Summers-made ferrule plug tethered to the bag

Flamed cane in three up node pattern

Slight amount of brassing to hardware edges

Reverse half-wells grip 6" in length with mild soiling and quite smooth

Thompson No. 100 Fly Reel 8' Dark stained curly maple slideFor sale here is a Thompson No. 100 fly reel made in San Francisco in the late 40's and 50's. Right hand retrieve. The diameter is 3 3 8" like the Model 500 but the spool width is narrower. Similar in style and performance to the classic Hardy Perfect. The reel is in excellent used condition. Circular line guard and full length, un filed smooth brass reel foot. The No. 100 was built to handle 5 6 weight lines. This drag system was unmatched in the