Payne Model 202 Bamboo Rod 8' 3/2 #5 9 Weight with backing / 10

with backing / 10

All sections are full length with a slight set in one of the later-made tips

For sale here is an Ari 't Hart S2 Salmon/Steelhead fly reel

It's 17/64 ferrule is an original super Z with the super Z die stamp and is oxidized black along with the males

James Hardy was the last member of the Hardy dynasty to work for the company that his grandfather had founded

Payne Model 202 Bamboo Rod 8' 3/2 #5 9 Weight with backing / 10For sale here is a Payne Model 202 bamboo rod in original condition from the 1950's. 8' 3 2 for a 5 weight line. The rod weighs 4 3 4 oz (4 1 8 oz per the hang tag). A classic Payne rod with the "Sold by Abercrombie & Fitch Co." die stamp on the reel seat. The rod is wrapped brown with gold edges. The grip is western style and has been cleaned with no ridging present. The reel seat is uplocking over a spanish cedar insert. Complete with ferrule plugs