Article: Bamboo man: Charleston resident collects antique fly rods

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As Thorney Lieberman unscrewed the knurled brass cap of an aluminum fly-rod tube, he opened a tiny circular window into history.

He pulled out a poplin bag, lovingly hand-sewn more than half a century ago. From the bag he pulled a long, golden-brown fishing rod, hexagonal in cross-section and oddly devoid of identifying marks.

"This is a Payne," he said, naming the rod's maker, Jim Payne of New York. "I have several of his rods. I also have a few Thomas & Thomas rods, and I have one each by H.L. ...

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