EF Payne Bamboo Fly Rod 5'6" 1/1 #5/6 (A True Payne One Piece Rod!) 6 Weight from Newark

from Newark

Wraps are as follows

The Whitefish Press

For sale here is an fairly recently made leather rod tube

Some seams are showing on the butt near the swell

EF Payne Bamboo Fly Rod 5'6" 1/1 #5/6 (A True Payne One Piece Rod!) 6 Weight from NewarkAn EF Payne one piece bamboo fly rod, 5'6", and built for what feels to me like a #5 or #6 line. This is not just an unusual rod but a once in a lifetime find. In fifty years of rodmaking and handling thousands and thousands of rods, I've never see a Payne one piece like this. The rod is in good original condition with some grip soiling and inner guide wear but the varnish is in great condition. Based on the perfection stripping guide and the taper