EF Payne Model 198 Fly Rod 7'6" 3/2 #4/5 7'11" with 140+ pages

with 140+ pages

This __" by __" photograph was acquired from the Howells estate in the 1970s by Craig Lynch and is one of three in existence

Red silk wraps with green edging at the keeper and ferrules

Some light cover wear else VG+

The reel also packs into a superb

EF Payne Model 198 Fly Rod 7'6" 3/2 #4/5 7'11" with 140+ pagesA nice EF Payne model 198 bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Dry fly action. Weighs 3. 8 ounces. A very high quality refinished rod that is a late 1940's or early 1950's vintage (I'm told that the refinish was done by Don Schroeder). Brown wraps with yellow edges with a band of purple at the ferrules and keeper. Agate stripping guide and black HSS snake guides. The ferrules are oxidized and re pinned and are nice and tight.