Payne 9'6" 3/2/2 #7 Salmon Rod

Payne 9'6" 3/2/2 #7 Salmon RodAn E. F. Payne 9'6" 3pc light salmon rod for a #7 line with two mids and two tips. This medium action rod was one of those sold by Abercrombie and Fitch. This rod also appears to have been originally sold with two tips and two mids since the bag (original) has all five sections. Each section is full length and original. This rod has an uplocking screw lock with Payne's standard Spanish cedar spacer. The wraps are brown with purple edges and the rod

serpentine handle

aluminum downlocking screwlock with a nickle silver pocket cap over butternut seat

Perfect spar varnish finish

The rod is marked "Bill Rosgen̢

"Carlson" is elegantly lettered on the butt section and the rod is wrapped in a handsome green with a keeper and three windaways on the butt section

This reel is currently set up for RHW

These are the only signs of use

Reel seat cap has faint Leonard cartouche stamped into it with "Reg

Serial #3851

Blunt cigar grip which is styled with the largest portion in the first third of the grip and which measures 10 corks

It has a peach colored line put on it but the reel is unused

It appears to be Bob Summer's handwriting on shaft