Payne Model 200 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 [SALE PENDING]

Payne Model 200 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 [SALE PENDING]A nice EF Payne model 200 fly rod, 8', 3 piece, 2 tips, built for a #5. 3. 8 ounces. Fairly full flexing action. Rated for a #5 line I wonder whether you could speed it up a bit with a #4 as well. The rod condition is used but in good original condition. There is some wear to the inner snake guides and a bit of grooving to the tip tops. The varnish is excellent, I suspect it may have been polished as there are small chips evident to the ferrule

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is original and unmolested and measures 2 5/8 in length

Patent number written on butt section

the Salmon models came with the "Improved Graduating Adjustable Drag"

Most of these vises were made of anodized aluminum however

The two original tips both have scarf joints under the top snake guides and both with 1" long overwraps from those top guides down

For sale here is a well preserved Hendryx baitcasting reel

and then traditionally oil impregnated under vacuum and dressed by hand to ensure a long life and wonderful casting characteristics

Both sections are full length with a kink in the tip section

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All original and excellent condition