Vardanis, Alex -- Don Andersen Taper 6'6" 2/2 4wt Bamboo Rod HL Leonard Payne Rod Company from the

Payne Rod Company from the 1951 with a price list included from 1957

For sale here is a Julius Vom Hofe made size 3 1/2 fly reel

Rich golden bronze silks and chinese red tipping

(cane weight) The action is a swift and responsive medium-fast dry-fly capable of very accurate casts in tight quarters

Good fit for a Hardy 3 3/8" Perfect or St

Vardanis, Alex -- Don Andersen Taper 6'6" 2/2 4wt Bamboo Rod HL Leonard Payne Rod Company from theUPDATE: One of Alex's rods came in first in the accuracy category and second overall in the rod challenge at the 2012 Catskill Rodmakers' Gathering. This rod is from the bench of Alex Vardanis. It was fished by the maker on a few occasions and shows minor wear on the reel seat spacer. Alex is known for his nodeless rod construction similar to the method used by Bernard Ramanauskas of Eden Cane. This rod is Alex's rendition of Don Andersen's four