Payne 400 Salmon Rod 9'6" 3/2 #8 EF Payne Rod Company Finial style cork and aluminum

Finial style cork and aluminum ferrule plugs (though these are not consistent with the date of the story that comes with the rod

Keeper 1 flat right

An excellent Homer Jennings fly rod

Pin-point accuracy and tight loops are the norm with this design

with an extra band of yellow at the keeper wrap

Payne 400 Salmon Rod 9'6" 3/2 #8 EF Payne Rod Company Finial style cork and aluminumAn excellent Payne 400 series salmon rod, 9'6" 3 piece, 2 tip and built for what feels like an #8 line. Medium slow action. This is a lightly used 1950's era rod and one of the nicest Payne rods I have seen in a while. Reverse twist snakes, perfection stripper. Wrapped brown with red or maroon edges. One wrap at the bottom snake guide on the mid has a few strands of thread loose and needs some attention. All the other wraps are good. There is a small