Kube, Alan 8506 Payne 104 (new stock), 8 ft. 6 in., 2/2, 6 wt, Alan is one of the best new rodbuilders around and does some of the best wrapping and varnish you will see, he also builds all of his components himself including his own ferrules and reel seat. This rod is based on the Payne 104 taper with the reel seat and ferrules being specially made to original Payne specs, reel seat has a blued nickel silver sliding band over a cedar wood spacer, standard Payne brown wraps tipped in yellow/gold, blued nickel silver ferrules, agate stripper, fossilized mammoth ivory ferrule plug, bag and aluminum tube.