Paul Young Boat Rod 8' 2/2 #7

Paul Young Boat Rod 8' 2/2 #7For sale here is a very scarce Paul H. Young "Boat Rod" eight feet with two sections and two tips. Serial #2265 made in May of 1957. This model was designed for fishing the AuSable River "hex" hatch from a boat. Less than 50 of this model were made by the Paul Young Rod Company, and of that number only approximately 25 were made by Paul himself. Some of these models were also called the "Encampment Special" for his clients who fished the Encampment

The rod has bookmatched tip sections

highly polished ebonite side plates

these rods carry an unconditional warranty and will be around long after the builders have passed to the great waters on the other side

signed and dated on the inside

THIS REEL IS SOLD

For sale here is a scarce Dutch Reels Anti-Reverse fly reel

My estimation is that this rod dates to the mid-to-late 1930's

Nice tight reel mechanically

The handle on this reel (like the Abel walnut handles) is an upgrade from the typical handles and was made by Bill Archuleta

The Princess reels hold up to a DT7+50 or DT6+70

was conceived in the face of a hostile government

and burgundy tipping