Payne Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #4 5' The cigar-style grip is 4

The cigar-style grip is 4 1/2" in length with only light soiling

Bronze line guide

I would call the action a very pleasant restrained dry fly

Giancarlo and Stefano Pedretti

Payne Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #4 5' The cigar-style grip is 4An early Ed Payne bamboo fly rod, 8', 3 piece, 2 tip built for what feels to me like a #4. Slow ish, full flexing action. 3. 8 ounces. I suspect a manufacture date circa 1900. Refinished condition, though with a few small things that might have been addressed (e. g., there are pencil marks where every wrap should go). Very similar in design to the Leonard Catskill models of the period with a snake guide for a stripper. Early high slant snake guides