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

Payne 204 Fly Rod 8'6" 3/2 #5A nice Payne 204 3 piece, 2 tip rod a medium action for a #4 line or slowish #5. All sections full length. Ferrule fits are excellent. Varnish generally very good except for a 2" section of bag imprint on the lower midsection. All sections are very straight. Brown wraps with black edges. Agate stripper. The cigar grip shows moderate to good use patina, a few minor digs due to tip guides while in the tube. The slide band reel seat is Spanish cedar and

Amberised curly maple spacer with a cap and ring slide band seat

This is an excellent and rare offering

as well as a rod that could be easily packed into remote headwaters

A gorgeous Bogdan baby trout reel in mint condition

of which this rod is the 10th

Maker" is stamped at the bottom and a pocket cap is soldered onto the reverse side

A Handsome Bellinger Reel

Comes in a lovely Arnie Mason leather case

all-cork seat with nickel silver slide ring and fixed pocked cap

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A nice Leonard 38M-4

Varnished Spanish cedar wood spacer ring separates the grip and cork seat