Paul Young Special Parabolic Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 9'3" Beautiful swelled butt

Beautiful swelled butt

reliable performance in the harshest of conditions

a 5wt line would also be appropriate

Serial number SS10645

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Paul Young Special Parabolic Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 9'3" Beautiful swelled buttA Paul Young Special Parabolic 15 bamboo fly rod, 8', 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels like a #5. The rod is made with 1 dry and 1 wet tip. It weighs either 4. 3 or 4. 1 ounces depending on tip. The rod leans to the slower side of medium and flexes well into the butt. The original owner's name Joseph H. Swain, Dec. 1954 is inscribed on the rod. The varnish on all sections is excellent. The butt and wet tip have 2 opposed nodes, light to medium