{"product_id":"madison-8-0-4-wt-medium-action-bamboo-fly-rod","title":"Madison Bamboo Fly Rod 8'0\" 4-wt Medium | Payne 200L Taper","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background: #EDE3D2; border-left: 3px solid #8B6420; padding: 16px 20px; margin-bottom: 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-family: 'Source Sans 3',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8b6420;\"\u003e3-Piece Travel Design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-family: 'Source Sans 3',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: #3a2a10;\"\u003eBuilt for packability. Fits in a carry-on, a backpack, or behind a truck seat. Slightly heavier than a 2-piece equivalent due to two ferrule stations. If you want the lightest possible setup, a 2-piece rod is the better choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePayne's 4-weight. For the water that deserves it.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim Payne learned to build rods from Hiram Leonard. Then he spent the next fifty years making the case that he'd surpassed his teacher. Most people who have held a Payne rod agree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Madison carries that lineage. Eight feet, 4-weight, three pieces - a rod for the angler who chooses a 4-weight deliberately. Not because they can't cast a 5-weight, but because a 4-weight on a good trout river is a different experience. More feel. More presence. Less forgiveness, in the best possible way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Payne 200L Taper\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 200L is a light 4-weight - that \"L\" is Payne's designation, and it matters. This is not a rod trying to do a 5-weight's job at lighter line weight. It's a true 4-weight built to maximize what a 4-weight does: delicate presentation, responsive feel, enough backbone to handle a fish that earned its place on a river like the Madison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 8 feet, it reaches. The medium action gives it patience - the rod loads fully and completely before it fires, which is what separates bamboo from graphite on days when the fishing demands accuracy over speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Payne 200L is the rod for an angler who knows what they're asking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt the Way a Bamboo Rod Should Be\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Madison is hand-planed to the standard that has defined Headwaters rods since 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fittings:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tube:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cordura rod tube with rod sock included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChoose Your Version\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Favorite | $550\u003c\/strong\u003e - 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Deluxe | $750\u003c\/strong\u003e - Two tips, two sections of extra security. The complete rod as it was meant to be fished. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Outfit | $1,025\u003c\/strong\u003e - Everything you need to step onto the water. The Madison Deluxe paired with a Clark Fork 2.5 fly reel, weight-forward fly line, backing, leader, tippet, and a selection of flies. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8'0\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLine weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4-weight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePieces:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 (Deluxe and Outfit include extra tip)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e Payne 200L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReel seat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Downlocking, double-locking knurled nut, stabilized burled maple insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ultra-fine cork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStripping guide:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red agate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGuide wrap:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep burgundy with black tip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTube:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cordura with rod sock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNo Risk. Our Promise.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFish 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. 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