Payne Fly Rod 9'6" 3/2 #8 3 Weight A neat old rod tube

A neat old rod tube

Undated but believed to be published in 1938

Made by Hardy reelmaker Ian Warren Evans the reel has an aluminum bar stock frame and spool that are black lead enameled

For sale here is a contracted Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" trout fly reel with un-blemished beautiful agate line guide

Red poplin bag and leather case which is stamped "D

Payne Fly Rod 9'6" 3/2 #8 3 Weight A neat old rod tubeA Payne salmon rod, 9'6", 3 piece, 2 tips, built for what feels to me like a #8 line. 7. 1 ounces. Refinished. Medium slow action. The varnish on this rod is nice but the wraps on the rod are not quite of the same standard. The silk color is too light a brown and the edges of the wraps often have some roughness. The tungsten snake guides have been replaced with black stainless and the stripper is agateen (glass). One tip has a partial facet crack