Payne Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #4 12'6" The grip and seat are

The grip and seat are all cork

Takes a 4 wt

but is stiff enough in the butt to power out those longer casts

The dry-fly action is medium fast

The blank is a clay color with mocha wraps and off-white tipping

Payne Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #4 12'6" The grip and seat areAn early Ed Payne bamboo fly rod, 8', 3 piece, 2 tip built for what feels to me like a #4. Slow ish, full flexing action. 3. 8 ounces. I suspect a manufacture date circa 1900. Refinished condition, though with a few small things that might have been addressed (e. g., there are pencil marks where every wrap should go). Very similar in design to the Leonard Catskill models of the period with a snake guide for a stripper. Early high slant snake guides