Gallatin Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 4-wt Medium | Payne 100 Taper
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The all-water 4-weight.
Some rods have a narrow use case. The Gallatin is not one of them. At 7'6" in a 4-weight, it has enough length for a full day on a mid-sized river and enough delicacy for the spring creek sections that make the upper Gallatin worth the drive. It's the 4-weight you reach for when you're not sure exactly what the day holds.
Medium action means it earns your cast - it doesn't rush it. On a good stretch of water with a dry fly on, it will be the best rod you've fished in a long time.
The Payne 100 Taper
Jim Payne built the 100 as his answer to the question of what a versatile 4-weight should do. Where the Payne 98 is a specialist - purpose-built for technical water and fine tippet - the 100 is the rod Payne designed for an angler who wanted one rod to cover more water. It loads a half-step quicker than the 98 and carries line a little further, without losing the presentation qualities that made Payne's tapers famous.
At 7'6", it's the most useful length in the 4-weight category: long enough to reach, short enough to cast in tight quarters, medium enough to protect a fish on the end of the line.
Built the Way a Bamboo Rod Should Be
The Gallatin is hand-planed to the standard that has defined Headwaters rods since 2002.
The fittings: A finely knurled double-locking downlocking reel seat with stabilized burled maple insert. Ultra-fine cork grip. Red agate stripping guide. Hard chrome guides wrapped in deep burgundy thread with a narrow black tip.
The tube: Cordura rod tube with rod sock included.
Choose Your Version
The Favorite | $400 - Single-tip version for the angler who wants to get on the water first. Same rod, same fittings, same hand-planed cane. Clear upgrade path to the Deluxe when you're ready.
The Deluxe | $600 - Two tips, two sections of extra security. The complete rod as it was meant to be fished.
The Outfit | $875 - Everything you need to step onto the water. The Gallatin Deluxe paired with a Clark Fork 2.5 fly reel, weight-forward fly line, backing, leader, tippet, and a selection of flies.
Specifications
- Action: Medium
- Length: 7'6"
- Line weight: 4-weight
- Pieces: 2 (Deluxe and Outfit include extra tip)
- Taper: Payne 100
- Reel seat: Downlocking, double-locking knurled nut, stabilized burled maple insert
- Grip: Ultra-fine cork
- Stripping guide: Red agate
- Guide wrap: Deep burgundy with black tip
- Tube: Cordura with rod sock
No Risk. Our Promise.
Fish it for 30 days. If it's not the rod you hoped it would be, send it back for a full refund, no questions asked. The lifetime warranty covers the original owner for as long as you fish it.
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"A great way to get into bamboo--affordable and well made."
"I was pleasantly surprised by the smooth, graceful action."
"It greatly improves your accuracy, especially at short distances."
"Allows the fly fisherman to feel good about the renewable, sustainably-sourced rod."
"The natural tone, attractive windings, cork, and fittings; and flawless finish--impressive."
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