Paul Young Special Deluxe Bamboo Rod 7'6" 2/2

Paul Young Special Deluxe Bamboo Rod 7'6" 2/2For sale here is a historically important Paul H. Young Special DeLuxe 7 1 2" 2 2 2 7 8 oz. The rod exhibits a light dry fly action with a 5 weight line. Excellent original condition with the exception of the butt section having been reset and re wrapped by South Creek Ltd, who did a superb job matching the silks and the spiral pattern. The stamp "Maker Paul H. Young Detroit, MI" has only been seen a few times on other rods made in this era. The

The rod is in excellent+ condition very sparingly used

One of the springs inside was slightly raised above its normal position on the pawl and the result is some rub marks where the spring edge was impacting the surface of the inner spool

Blued English-style reverse guides

For sale here we have a beautiful rod from Japanese maker Kanjiro Nakao - an 8'6" 2/2 5wt hollow-built bamboo rod

Standard wheat straw color and three up node pattern construction

Comes in a branded Abel pouch

and a corresponding blue cloth slipcase

Spool width 7/8"

Comes with its original velveteen pouch

The Gunnison is somewhat of a modern classic with a cult following for the reels bomb-proof design

Leonard Duracane fly rod

simply to bring it to his current level of production quality