Hello All, Im will be trying to get this part of the profile up and running and share a little of the collection and the stuff I like to fish. Primarily, I am a small stream fisherman and like to get up in the high country when I can. I spent lots of time on a tailwater on the Rogue in Oregon, and had some incredible dry fly fishing with a #18 low water caddis when the hatch was on in very early May.......below are a couple of fairly recent additions to my collection Bogdan reels a big #3 Salmon in all gold in case I get invited to fish with the Prince of Wales,or Duke of Edinburgh The others are scarce Single action 00 reels These are my favorite Bogdans easily fishable with 6 to 9wt lines for any freshwater fish these are the smallest Bogdans with the famous "Salmon reel adjustable drag" I was very fortunate to get these and they are going to stay with me for awhile !

The Payne is a 9ft 208 H in really great shape it is a bit unusual with full English twist bronze guides. I really like these guides on any bigger cane rods if they have proper inside diameters for modern lines They are tough and beautiful. I love the Payne colors and they are the epitome of what a fine cane rod can stir in fisherman, remembrances of fishingtrips past and hope of streams to come soon.
more to come....