Payne Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #4 12'6" A 7' 2/2 4-5wt bamboo

A 7' 2/2 4-5wt bamboo rod

The blank is a clay color with mocha wraps and off-white tipping

and poacher's knob are all silver

Ron only made between a dozen and two dozen of these nets for Mr

The dry-fly action is medium fast

Payne Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #4 12'6" A 7' 2/2 4-5wt bambooAn early Ed Payne bamboo fly rod, 8', 3 piece, 2 tip built for what feels to me like a #4. Slow ish, full flexing action. 3. 8 ounces. I suspect a manufacture date circa 1900. Refinished condition, though with a few small things that might have been addressed (e. g., there are pencil marks where every wrap should go). Very similar in design to the Leonard Catskill models of the period with a snake guide for a stripper. Early high slant snake guides