EF Payne Two-Handed Bamboo Fly Rod 10'6" 3/2 #8

EF Payne Two-Handed Bamboo Fly Rod 10'6" 3/2 #8An E. F. Payne Salmon Special bamboo fly rod, 10'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels like a #8. The rod weighs 9. 2 ounces. Medium action. This rod has seen some use, but is in all original condition with moderate wear to the snake guides. There is some cosmetic cracking to the ferrule wraps and some cosmetic cracking to the wraps on the two tips. There is a little varnish roughness from the bag here and there, but overall it is still very

The rod weighs 6 1/4 oz

Wild Water

The micrometer measurement differences are 0

Harry Middleton - "On the Spine of Time: An Angler's Love of the Smokies"

Otherwise this reel is in excellent condition free of any major digs

add $150 for second tip and $150 for leather tube

Orvis made the third tip at this time as well

Model 50M for a three weight line and 40 yds of 20lb backing

The diameter is 3 7/8" and it is very light in the hand

The reel is in near mint condition with only some light rubbing to the the frame edge in one spot and some mounting marks to the foot

All sections are full length and straight and no repairs have been done or are needed

The rod has the ferrule sizes noted in ink on the rod