3 7/8 “ Dia. loaded with backing & WF.11 floating line. Everything looks like new maybe never fished John was a well known. Flordia keys guide Tarpon. & Bonefish He designed this reel to land 100lb. + Tarpon It is right hand crank The seller fished with John useing a reel like this one He then ordered this one but never got to fish with John again. John Passed away Sun Cancer This is a nice piece of American reel makeing history to use & collect