Payne Parabolic Fly Rod 7'10" 2/2 #4 6'6" varnished walnut spacer on a

varnished walnut spacer on a screw lock uplocking reel seat

Dark stained curly maple slide band seat

this coming on the eve of World War II

Skip Ellis later had a die stamp made for Walt and gave it to him

Payne Parabolic Fly Rod 7'10" 2/2 #4 6'6" varnished walnut spacer on aAn Early Jim Payne Parabolic 2 piece, 2 tip, 7' 10 1 8" staggered ferrule rod. This is a curious one, with some interesting pros and cons. Let's start with the pros: This rod is built with a staggered ferrule and the butt shorter than the tips; it has an excellent original Payne all metal reel seat with early die stamp and soldered rolled ring; Agate stripper and tip tops; The most stunningly lovely large size bamboo rod tube (we often see tip tubes