Split Bamboo Rod

Green 6601

Dickerson 7613 BF

Payne 101

Rod Gallery

This Payne 101 is a 7'-6", 4.25 oz, 2-piece 5 weight rod. It is a medium fast Blond colored rod with
nickel silver ferrules and up locking reel seat.  The reel seat is apple wood and the grip is Douglass Fir bark
with a pine bark accent next to the reel seat. The silk wraps are Java Brown in color with black trim. The
silk wraps are treated to become translucent and if you look closely at feet of the agate stripping guide,
you will see them through the silk.

This version of the Dickerson 7613 is a 7'-6", 4.25 oz., 5 wt 2-piece rod with integral bamboo ferrules.
It has a medium to medium-fast action and is a real sweetheart to cast. The integrated bamboo ferrule
makes the rod feel like a one piece rod. The Bamboo ferrule is impregnated as well as the "Big Leaf Maple
Reel seat. This seat is mortised and provides a positive lockup when used with the "up locking" nickel silver
hardware.  A fighting butt has also been included.  The grip is made from hand selected rings of Douglass
Fir Bark. The Bark is very similar to cork in weight and performance.  The silk wraps and the red agate
stripping guide are a perfect color match.

The 6601 is a 6'-6", 3.25 oz. 4/5 weight that I designed for spring creek fishing.  I was inspired by the
Paul Young midge when I designed this rod. I liked the midge but wanted a rod more suited to a particular
spring creek that I fish often. I wanted a short range rod that would load up easily with only 5-10 feet of
line. The solution was to design a rod that would be versatile enough to cast a 4 weight for distance and a
5 weight for short range. The rod was flamed to give it rich dark caramel color.  The grip is a "Reversed
Half Wells" style with re-sawn cork and impregnated maple accent pieces at each end. The reel seat is
impregnated "Big Leaf Maple" with an up locking nickel silver reel seat. Seated on the reel seat is my classic
Hardy Bougle Mk VI. Nickel silver ferrules are crowned and wrapped with red gossamer silk tipped with
black wraps. A red banded Agate stripping guide is color matched to the rod.