Payne 201 Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 7 Weight ser # 2153"

ser # 2153"

A powerful Winston salmon rod in mint

with excellent varnish throughout

Reel seat cap has faint Leonard cartouche stamped into it with "Reg

Payne 201 Fly Rod 8' 3/2 #5 7 Weight ser # 2153"A superb original condition Payne 201. Originally made in the late 1940's and went from the original purchaser to the current consignor. Uplocking screw lock with spanish cedar insert. Western style grip with little to no soiling. Brown wraps with yellow edges and an agate stripping guide. Oxidized ferrules with a microscopic amount of brassing on the ferrule welts. Ferrule plugs. Ferrules are tight and clean and the rod is straight. Rod action is an