The T&T wraps
3 3/8" frame diameter
One of the pads remains and is split in half
The action is slower and with much more feel than most modern graphite rods
For sale here is a Charlton Mako Reel Model 9700B
Bodio, Stephen - The Art of Shooting Flying 8'1" The T&T wrapsGSJ Press, South Hamilton, MA Lyme, NH, 1988. Hardcover. Book Condition: Like new. 1st Edition. Two volume set; gilt stamped red cloth; 4to; 414pp; illustrated with color photographic endpapers, color photographs plus reproductions after paintings, etchings and drawings; gilt stamped gray linen slipcase. Volume 1 "THE WRITINGS" is a collection of gunning stories by Markland, Forester, Spiller, G. B. Evans, Waterman, McGuane, et al. The 2nd volume,