Payne Parabolic Fly Rod 7'9" 2/2 #5

Payne Parabolic Fly Rod 7'9" 2/2 #5An EF Payne Parabolic bamboo fly rod, 7'9", 2 piece, 2 tip and built for a #5 line. One tip is 1 2" short. The rod weighs 3. 8 ounces on my scale. Medium action. The rod has excellent varnish and the wraps are excellent as well, with a tiny bit of crazing at the agate stripper (dates the rod to the early 1950s at the earliest). The ferrule oxidation is flawless. However, this is not consistent with the condition of the grip and reel seat hardware. The

The sale includes the reel and original pouch

The Hermann Sea Trout utilizes the same double brake shoe drag and same multiplying gear setup as do his salmon reels

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Makers" roller die

and photography by Ingrid Sils

Here we have a very rare creel indeed

and champagne gold on the palming rim to match the frame and spool

The rod includes the original bag with stiffening dowel and tube with label and fine brass fittings

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Bright aluminum down-locking reel seat over a butternut spacer and a nickel silver butt cap

The slide band has Mario's name stamped into the backside opposite the pocket and the nut is a slightly darker oxidized color

Crazed xylonite handle spins freely