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F.E. Thomas - Special Mahogany 6' 6" 3wt
For sale is an early F.E. Thomas Special Mahogany bamboo fly rod. This is a 6' 6" 2/2 3wt. weighing 2.45 oz. The taper is very similar to a 7' 0" Fairy. This is the shortest rod listed by F.E. Thomas under the Special Brown Tone models. Top hat compression-sealed cap is original. This consists of mahogany-colored cane with red intermediate wraps. Oxidized guides accompanied by a red agate Mildrum stripper and bayonet tip tops...
E.F. Payne – Highland Mills 8' 0" 2wt / 3wt
This is a pre-1920s Highland Mills Payne bamboo fly rod made in the Catskill idea. This is an 8' 0" 3/2 for a 2wt or 3wt. In 1914 Ed Payne's passing left Jim with a legacy to move forward. Jim continued making rods of his father's design until two years after Ed Payne's passing when he began experimenting with tempering the cane to a darker tone – downstream becoming his legacy. The medium tempered cane places this rod built within the first three years of Jim Payne using this method.
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Hardy Bros. – St. George 3 3/4" LHW
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Art Weiler – Garrison 212
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