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

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

Steve and Jim Reams made another tip section for the rod as well that looks identical to the original tip

Includes a replacement bag and polished original tube

75" and the pillar length is 1

Large benchmade spey reels are very hard to come by these days

and a nicely crafted ferrule plug

Bound in full green leather over with gilt title and decoration on the spine

The rod features moderately tempered cane with transparent caramel-colored wraps

Gary's business card is affixed to the tube unlike the typical label one sees on later rods

Copyright 1990 and 176 pages in length

Eggshell color cloth rod bag and brown painted rod tube with the gold anodized collar and brass top with the Winston data sticker

For sale here is a 3" Hardy Brass Faced Perfect 1902 Reproduction Limited Edition fly reel

had her name lightly inscribed into each ferrule as shown in the photos