Payne 202 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #3/4 7'6" Burgundy tipping at the winding

Burgundy tipping at the winding check

3 3/8" diameter with a "spring lever" check

The rod packs into a green cloth bag with a stiffener and a frost coated aluminum tube with a brass bottom and top (though no collar as the threads have been directly cut into the tube)

This one has been very lightly used with a bit of almost imperceptible scuffing to the rim

Carbide stripping guide and coke bottle grip compliment evenly golden flamed bamboo

Payne 202 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #3/4 7'6" Burgundy tipping at the windingAn EF Payne model 202 bamboo fly rod, 8', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #3 or #4 line. The rod weighs 4. 1 ounces on my scale. This is an older Payne that has been refinished, with the older die stamp on the butt cap, agate stripper, and very fine tips with agate tip tops. Medium slow full flexing action. Light flamed cane with brown main wraps with yellow edges on all, fore and aft at the keeper, male ferrules, and tip tops. It has additional wraps