Ed Houston Fly Rod 9'6" 3/2 #8/9 New Arrival Uplocking aluminum Payne reel seat

Uplocking aluminum Payne reel seat hardware over an un-marred spanish cedar insert

the butt section has a cracked node between the top guide and the ferrule

Medium fast dry-fly action

The seat is void of dents or major scratches

75 ounces listed weight though my scale has it closer to 4

Ed Houston Fly Rod 9'6" 3/2 #8/9 New Arrival Uplocking aluminum Payne reel seatA rare Ed Houston fly rod, 9'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #8 or #9 line. 6. 7 ounces. Powerful medium action. Excellent condition that may have been lawn cast only. Edwin Houston, the builder of this rod, was the shop foreman at the Thomas Rod Co, and this is the first of his rods that I have seen. The varnish is in excellent condition. Random node spacing in lightly flamed cane. The wraps are dark brown with green edges at the keeper, and male