Gallatin Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 4-wt Medium | Payne 100 Taper

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. 

Add the matching reel, no charge. At checkout you can add a Clark Fork 2.5 fly reel, sized to this rod. It sells for $275 on its own, and it's yours at no charge with the rod. Line it yourself, or add Line It and we'll spool it ready to fish.

Specifications

• Action: Medium
• Length: 7'6"
• Line weight: 4-weight
• Pieces: 2 (Deluxe includes 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.