Payne 208 Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/3 #5/6

Payne 208 Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/3 #5/6A nice EF Payne fly rod, 9', 3 piece, 3 tips, and built for what feels to me like a #5 or #6. Likely a model 208 based on the specs and I have listed it as such. 4. 9 ounces. A "Sold by Clapp and Treat, Hartford" rod. Refinished with a replaced grip and reel seat spacer. Medium slow action. All sections are full length with no repair wraps. The wraps are brown with yellow edges with an extra band of purple at the keeper and male ferrules. Agate

Caliper spring is nice and strong and the bridged tensioner works fine

For sale here is a Charlton 8550C fly reel with the Bonefish spool

and a swelled taper in front of the grip

Bold brushstrokes

I am trying to verify but I think the trays were made by Wheatley

black DLC snakes

The reel is in excellent condition with only the smallest of blemishes

All sections are full length with no repair wraps

This reel appears to be the model 2 salmon

Sam's usual front cork check and the butt cap station are made of the same material

One-screw U-shaped lineguard

and weighing approximately 4