Paul Young Parabolic Bamboo Rod 9' 2/3 #6

Paul Young Parabolic Bamboo Rod 9' 2/3 #6For sale here is a Paul H. Young 9' 2 3 6wt parabolic bamboo rod. Made in 1951. The rod is in excellent restored condition. The restoration was performed by the masterful hands of Bob Summers. The rod is likely a Nymph model as per the 1952 catalog. The rod originally had one tip. The two extra tip sections were made in the mid 2000's by Mike Brooks. All sections are full length with a slight set in one of the later made tips. Richly flame mottled

Doerr claimed it to be the ideal Steelhead rod for the Rogue River area

Adjustable and fully-sealed disc drag with Avcarb/ Stainless Steel drag washers

with the nice full cork reelseat and two black anodized rings

weighing 11 ounces and with capacity for 200 yds of 20lb

Includes the original bag and tube with fine brass fittings and label

The rod features darkly tempered cane with caramel wraps

The cork is soiled but void of any ridging

This rod is straight and true as the day it left the shop

The reel seat is a mortised red maple with spar varnish

left-hand wind

currently set-up for LHW

There are a few things to note about this rod: first