Paul Young Para 15 Bamboo Rod 8' 2/3 #5/6 10 Weight 96" stamped into the oil

96" stamped into the oil plate

Made in 1982 just after Tom Maxwell's tenure and clearly influenced by him

The color plates in the portfolio are all numbered 389 in brown crayon and signed as well on the lower left corner

and the bronze guides are handmade and fittingly highlighted by a difficult once-around thread wrapping technique

For sale here is a very scarce salmon reel made by Arthur L

Paul Young Para 15 Bamboo Rod 8' 2/3 #5/6 10 Weight 96" stamped into the oilFor sale here is a Paul H. Young Para 15 bamboo rod. Excellent restored condition (Bob Summers did the refinish). The rod comes with two original tips and one extra tip made by Summers. All sections are full length and straight. The rod was originally sold as a kit rod in 1952 and Bob did the restoration work in 2013, including a new ventilated cork grip. Nickel silver cap with aluminum downlocking ring over cork, brown silks. Lettered in Bob Summers'