Payne Special Spinning Bamboo Rod 8'9" or nymphing

or nymphing

For sale here is a very special and perhaps unique reel made by Stanley Bogdan for a close friend and fishing partner

Swift with an authoritative butt and a good amount of backbone

Handsome burl wood winding check that matches the reel seat spacer

Intended for use with lures roughly 1/4 - 3/8 oz

Payne Special Spinning Bamboo Rod 8'9" or nymphingFor sale here is a beautiful and quite scarce Payne "Special" spinning bamboo rod 6' weighing 4 1 2 oz. 5 pc. The rod is in mint condition with the minor exception of a few indentations in the cork grip from the guides on the other sections being packed tightly next to it in the bag tube. All sections are straight. Medium tempered cane with rich chestnut silks and gold tipping. Gold and magenta at the winding check and male ferrules. Oxidized guides.