Payne Model 206 Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #5/6 1 Weight They permit very delicate presentations

They permit very delicate presentations

the wraps are all correct as well as the perfection stripper and the high arch snake guides with no brassing to the inner guides at all

Fixed drag with a satisfying click

The light and magnifier are both completely adjustable

Light colored curly maple seat

Payne Model 206 Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #5/6 1 Weight They permit very delicate presentationsA nice Payne Model 206 bamboo fly rod, 9', 3 piece, 2 tip, built for what feels to me like a #5 line. 5. 1 ounces. Clapp & Treat model with the band of lignum vitae wood in the middle of the grip. The action is on the slower side of medium. A 1930's or 1940's era rod judging by the pot belly ferrules. Now comes the hard part. Is it original, or refinished and restored? If original it has had a reel on it perhaps once. I have only three points to argue