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

each of the four arms

Cap and ring over a butternut insert

The action is medium-fast and this rod is a casting machine

Dark emerald green wraps

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