Paul Young Para 16 Bamboo Rod 8'6" 2/2 #7 Two Handed Fly Rod Les Ruwe - June 1954

Les Ruwe - June 1954

For sale here is a very interesting and possibly unique set of custom ordered Payne rods made before WWII -- a Model 200 and a Model 202

This reel is in good working condition but has a lot of "rim rash" scuffing on the frame edges

The design uses rows of clips to hold the flies

No die stamp on the butt cap

Paul Young Para 16 Bamboo Rod 8'6" 2/2 #7 Two Handed Fly Rod Les Ruwe - June 1954For sale here is a scarce Paul H. Young Para 16 bamboo rod. The rod is in excellent restored condition. There is an invisible repair wrap on one tip under the first guide down from the tip top. Also there are two invisible lift wraps on this tip between the 6th and 7th guides from the tip top. The one furthest up is 1" and the one closer to the ferrule is 1 1 4". One small chip in the varnish exists below the "Y" in the script. All of the restoration