EF Payne Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 2/2 #5 6'8" The grip is 6 1/2"

The grip is 6 1/2" long and done in a blunt cigar profile with a thumb and palm cutout

Thomas Special Mahogany bamboo rod -- 7'6" length

For sale here is a very nice example of a wide drum Hardy Perfect 3" trout reel

Otherwise mint condition

custom leather rod tube

EF Payne Bamboo Fly Rod 7'9" 2/2 #5 6'8" The grip is 6 1/2"An 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