EF Payne Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 2/2 #5 Gary Howells Mortised birdseye maple spacer and

Mortised birdseye maple spacer and nickel silver screwlocking up lock seat

compression drag with overrun spring and pawl clicker

accommodating a big bunch of differently sized fly reels but thanks to its genius inner wall system you can modify it as you like

Built for the American Market

Cap and ring over a butternut insert

EF Payne Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 2/2 #5 Gary Howells Mortised birdseye maple spacer andAn E. F. Payne special bamboo fly rod, 7'9", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. The rod weighs 4. 2 ounces on my scale. One tip is short. Medium to slowish action, it could possibly use a #4 line. The current owner relayed to us that this was originally owned by Frank Mele, the angler, writer, and bamboo aficionado who was friends with Jim. The rod has been re wrapped with new antique paddle foot guides and over varnished with an amber tinted