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

Paul Young Midge Bamboo Rod 6'3" 2/2 #4For sale here is a fine Paul H. Young "Midge" bamboo fly rod. 6'3" with two sections and two tips for a four weight line. Serial no. 4414 made in 1968 by Bob Summers. The rod is in excellent condition. All sections are full length and straight. Darkly mottle flamed cane with bronze colored wraps. Oxidized guides. The script, in Summers' hand, remains clean and bold. It reads, "Midge 6'3" 1 3 4 oz." on one flat, with a "#4" below it, "A Paul H. Young

Whether it's used as a reference or simple as a key component of an angling book collection

Comes in a light brown canvas bag with hanging tag

Squared bakelite winding check flows seamlessly into the squared half-wells grip measuring 6" in length

Now for the really neat part

Pocket cap is gold anodized and stamped "Hardy's Reg'd universal reel holder"

The model was introduced in 1950 when Jim Payne developed a new set of faster dry fly tapers

the material wears evenly

The rod will be shipped with a protective PVC tube

Comes in the standard Bogdan suede pouch

perfect for your angling library

The butt cap is stamped with "TOURNAMENT" along with the usual Leonard stamp of this era

There are three windaways at the keeper and male ferrules