Jim Payne Model 104 Bamboo Fly Rod Bidding has ended

Up for your consideration is this 8 1/2 foot, 2 piece, 2 tip bamboo fly rod made by Jim Payne and sold through Abercrombie and Fitch. On the label on the tube it is written in pencil #104. All sections are full length, the grip is in great shape, the bluing is very good, the varnish is in great shape except for one chip just ahead of the stripper on the butt, and one very minor scratch on the one original tip. The non-original tip is fine except that it is non-original. It doesn't have the same nodal pattern,the ferrule is not a payne ferrule, but fits just fine, it doesn't have the same type of snake guides, and the guide wraps are a slightly different color than the original tip section. The guide wraps are tranlucent as well on that tip, not as the original. Both tips cast the same (a very smooth 6 weight). It comes with its ferrule plug, bag and tube. Overall a very nice Payne, even with the exceptions

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