Paul Young Para 15 Bamboo Rod 8' 2/3 #5/6 8 Weight The winding check is chestnut

The winding check is chestnut tipped also with black

Card is signed by Keith and comes in a small plastic case

The one issue being that one guide wrap is beginning to crack and will require a dap of varnish to secure it for years to come

A nice example of one of the last of the leaded Hardy reels

Aluminum up-locking reel seat over a handsome bakelite spacer with a hard rubber fighting butt

Paul Young Para 15 Bamboo Rod 8' 2/3 #5/6 8 Weight The winding check is chestnutFor sale here is a Paul H. Young Para 15 bamboo rod. Excellent restored condition (Bob Summers did the refinish). The rod comes with two original tips and one extra tip made by Summers. All sections are full length and straight. The rod was originally sold as a kit rod in 1952 and Bob did the restoration work in 2013, including a new ventilated cork grip. Nickel silver cap with aluminum downlocking ring over cork, brown silks. Lettered in Bob Summers'