Payne Parabolic Fly Rod 7'10" 2/2 #4 10 Weight Rolled and soldered ring on

Rolled and soldered ring on the all metal seat

It differs from my later rods by the following two details: there is a wooden lip on the reel seat where it meets the rear of the grip and the wraps are a slightly darker shade of red then the current "may rose" color that I would later settle on (with edges that are also slightly darker)

A nice Hardy Marquis Salmon #2 salmon reel

in the author's opinion

which is polished

Payne Parabolic Fly Rod 7'10" 2/2 #4 10 Weight Rolled and soldered ring onAn Early Jim Payne Parabolic 2 piece, 2 tip, 7' 10 1 8" staggered ferrule rod. This is a curious one, with some interesting pros and cons. Let's start with the pros: This rod is built with a staggered ferrule and the butt shorter than the tips; it has an excellent original Payne all metal reel seat with early die stamp and soldered rolled ring; Agate stripper and tip tops; The most stunningly lovely large size bamboo rod tube (we often see tip tubes