Payne Bass Bug Model Bamboo Rod 9' 3/2 #8 11'6" Comes with original cordura reel

Comes with original cordura reel pouch and box

Ring features fine knurling at the edges

For sale here is a handsome leather rod tube 47" in length with a 1 9/16" diameter

Garrison-style grip 6 3/4" in length with the plastic shrinkwrap still in place

gilt-stamped gray linen slipcase

Payne Bass Bug Model Bamboo Rod 9' 3/2 #8 11'6" Comes with original cordura reelFor sale here is a very scarce Payne Bass Bug rod in un fished and all original condition. The Bass Bug model was one of the three special rods Payne offered in the 1950's to 1970's, along with the Canadian Canoe Rod and Streamer Rods. Each is very rarely seen! The Bass Bug rod is a very powerful rod for large bass bugs, streamers, and weighted flies. It was made for throwing WF8 lines according to the 1951 Payne catalog, although some like it with a