Payne 202 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #3/4 Vintage Fly Tackle. 6'6" Carpenter is a recognized master

Carpenter is a recognized master of the Catskill school of rod building and has recently announced he is no longer taking new orders

Clear agate stripping guide and tip-top

The rod has a very pleasant medium fast dry fly action

with an aluminum serpentine handle

Brown main wraps with yellow edges on all

Payne 202 Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #3/4 Vintage Fly Tackle. 6'6" Carpenter is a recognized masterAn EF Payne model 202 bamboo fly rod, 8', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #3 or #4 line. The rod weighs 4. 1 ounces on my scale. This is an older Payne that has been refinished, with the older die stamp on the butt cap, agate stripper, and very fine tips with agate tip tops. Medium slow full flexing action. Light flamed cane with brown main wraps with yellow edges on all, fore and aft at the keeper, male ferrules, and tip tops. It has additional wraps