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R.W. Summers Model 82 | 827
For sale is a R.W. Summers Model 82 or sometimes referred to as an 827 bamboo fly rod - 8’ 2” 2/2 7wt. Serial no. 121185. All sections are full length and straight. Darkly flamed bamboo is complemented by translucent caramel wraps. Outfitted with down locking aluminum hardware with a nickel silver butt cap and a well modeled mortised spacer. Size 15 ferrule has a perfect fit. The rod weighs 5.40 oz. In my hand the taper is on the fast side of medium-fast. Original tube, bag, and ferrule plug.
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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