Paul Young Midge Bamboo Fly Rod 6'3" 2/2 #4

Paul Young Midge Bamboo Fly Rod 6'3" 2/2 #4A Paul Young Midge bamboo fly rod, 6'3", 2 piece, 2 tip, built for a #4 line. Serial #3974. Semi parabolic full flexing action. Fair used condition. The principal issues with the rod are that there are some untreated hook digs below the lowest guide on the wrap flat of the butt section. Also, the snake guides and tip tops are corroded. The cane is flamed and the node pattern is two opposed. The wraps are copper and the varnish is good. No stripper,

I've also built this rod with a several other features that I've been refining over the last 12 months

Gold anodized aluminum down-locking reel seat is in excellent shape and appears to have been used very little

Left hand retrieve but can be changed to right for a small fee

For sale here is a very special and perhaps unique reel made by Stanley Bogdan for a close friend and fishing partner

T&T data sticker declares the weight at 3 3/8 oz

while most of these 8' Traveler models were made with a size 18/64 ferrule and the rods being intended for a 7 or 8 weight line

The handle nut

"Paul's Model #5

It's been fished some

where the agate line guides are located on some of the rare Hardy reels

Serial #71562 from 1973

Strong click on the modern sealed drag design