Payne Model 204 Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2 #5

Payne Model 204 Bamboo Rod 8'6" 3/2 #5For sale here is a beautiful Payne Model 204 bamboo rod 8'6 3 2 5 wt weighing 4 3 4 oz. Rod is in near mint original condition and also does not appear to have been fished much at all. All sections are full length and straight. All of the hardware is blued and in superb cosmetic condition. Blued cap and ring over a gorgeous and un marred spanish cedar insert. Chestnut brown thread wraps with black trim with maroon edges at the hook keeper and male

including this one

slotted screw cap and handle crank could use a good soak/clean to make the nickel silver shine again

but lightly filed on both ends and a prior owner etched some initials into it as shown in the photos

Weight: 200 grams (7 oz)

The varnish shows light scuffs and scratches throughout though it is without meltdown or bag burn

with palming plates being exceedingly hard to find on Bogdans

red silk wraps

This rod boasts a medium cigar grip and has a mortised walnut spacer with a cap and ring reel seat

The original ribbed brass reel foot is perfect

which has a faint inscription reading "SLH Ward"

Marked with circular writing and is stamped "The “Perfect” Fly Reel" in the center of the winding plate

Comes with a Mildrum stripping guide with HSS snake guides for the rest