Payne Special Spinning Bamboo Rod EF Payne Rod Company 9 1/2" in height

9 1/2" in height

including a dished headplate with the Leonard Mills stamp legible and near the reel foot as opposed to near the stripping pillar

and #7-weight graphite and fiberglass rods where you need good backing capacity in a relatively light reel of classic design

Frame diameter is 4" and the spool width is 1 3/8"

Payne Special Spinning Bamboo Rod EF Payne Rod Company 9 1/2" in heightFor sale here is a beautiful and quite scarce Payne "Special" spinning bamboo rod 6' weighing 4 1 2 oz. 5 pc. The rod is in mint condition with the minor exception of a few indentations in the cork grip from the guides on the other sections being packed tightly next to it in the bag tube. All sections are straight. Medium tempered cane with rich chestnut silks and gold tipping. Gold and magenta at the winding check and male ferrules. Oxidized guides.