Heddon Model #8 1 1/2F bamboo rod Gary Howells For sale here is a

For sale here is a beautiful Payne Model 204 bamboo rod -- 8'6 3/2 5 wt weighing 4 3/4 oz

All sections are straight and ready to go fishing

The rod has plenty of backbone thanks to the swelled butt

The Model 6622 is Gary's own shorter adaptation of the original taper

Heddon Model #8 1 1/2F bamboo rod Gary Howells For sale here is aFor sale here is a very nice Heddon in a very usable size. This is a Heddon #8 in the 8' 3 2 configuration for a 5wt line. This is the sought after 1 1 2 ferrule size model. The rod is in extremely nice shape and still retains the "Spiros San Fransisco" label from the store where it was sold, a very nice casting all around rod. There is a very minor click in the first ferrule from wood shrinkage as the rod spent a number of years in Colorado's dry