Ed Payne Fly Rod 8'9" 3/2 #3/4 1 Weight You can feel every head

You can feel every head shake and twist and turn

The rod comes in a tan poplin bag and brass-topped aluminum tube

Aluminum slide band and pocket cap with the usual Hardy stamps

Here we have the complete set of the gorgeous Art of Angling Journal

These reels were made in the early 1990's and manufactured for Orvis in England

Ed Payne Fly Rod 8'9" 3/2 #3/4 1 Weight You can feel every headAn 8'9" very early Ed Payne, 3 piece 2 tip built with a slow wet fly action for a #3 or #4 line. This rod was refinished by me in the early '80s. Done in chinese red with black edges and chinese red intermediates. Leonard catskill like signature wraps over light colored cane. An extra fine tapered grip. Rolled and soldered ring on the all metal seat. Stamped on the pocket cap "E. F. Payne Maker, Highland Mills N. Y." There are a lot of early Leonard