Payne Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5/6 7'5" High-quality ebonite side plates

High-quality ebonite side plates

The oxidized ferrules are size 10/64 and 15/64

Finely turned

Nat Uslan was one of the first builders to produce pentagonal bamboo fly rods in the 1950's

by Lefty Kreh & Harry Middleton – 176 pp

Payne Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5/6 7'5" High-quality ebonite side platesA nice EF Payne fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tips, built for a #5 or #6 line. No hang tag but likely a model 102 or 103. Very good original condition, with some tiny chips in a few spots in the varnish but they are very minor. The rod shows some signs of the varnish having been polished. Flamed and oven tempered cane wrapped brown with yellow edges and a maroon tipping at the keeper and male ferrules. The stripping guide is a perfection and the snake