Paul Young Special Parabolic Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 Gary Siemer Engraved in the collar of

Engraved in the collar of the tube is the original owner's name

left-hand wind reel machined from titanium

Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with a beautiful figured mortised burl wood spacer

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Paul Young Special Parabolic Bamboo Fly Rod 8' 2/2 #5 Gary Siemer Engraved in the collar ofA 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