Re: Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (quashnet) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:34:18 GMT

OK, now I see what's up with the guides; it's a spinning rod. I hate to be negative, because over the years Young certainly made or marketed rods with a variety of features and fittings, but in this case I just don't see any feature that conclusively points to Young.

The rod is relatively early. In 1950 Young marketed a 7'2" spinning rod model with a 13/64 ferrule and a 7/64 tiptop. The bamboo weight without fittings was 2.10 oz. and the average finished rod...

Re: Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (bill3362) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:40:25 GMT

Let me know if these work or not.

Thanks again,

Bill

Re: Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (fingernail) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:20:53 GMT

What are the node spacings? Looks like an airex spin rod, not the uslan made ones but the other 6 six sided ones, not sure who made them, I want to say Dunton.
sorry for the link if it's not appropriate please let me know

Re: Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (quashnet) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:31:24 GMT

Inconclusive at best. The rings made me think at first that yours is a spinning rod (see somewhat similar ring below, lower left, on a Paul H. Young spinning rod), but another photo shows a stripping guide for a fly rod. The winding check does not entirely rule out the rod as a Young, but it is unusual.

The way that the cork flares out at the very end of your rod, to keep...

Re: Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (NorthBranch) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:28:02 GMT

Reel seat and ferulles look like a Young.

Re: Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (bill3362) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:02:18 GMT

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Re: Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (bill3362) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:42 GMT

Hope these work. If there are any other photos you would like to see, or angles - please let me know.

Thanks,

Bill

Re: Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (quashnet) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:57:23 GMT

Photos are important. One method of displaying them on the Forum is described here.

See also the Paul H. Young Rod Database.

Re: Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (bill3362) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:23:16 GMT

Hi Fingernail:

Thanks for any help you can give me!

Cork handle is 11 3/4"
Reel seat is a ring (?) style nickle in color.
33 1/8" from the butt of the handle tothe stripper Guide.
13 1/8, 10 7/8, 9 3/4, 8 7/8, and 8 3/4 to the tip.

The overall length of the rod is 7' 1"
Butt ferrule measures approx 1 3/4"
Tip ferrule is approx 1 5/8"

Cane color is average I guess.
I will try and include pics....

Re: Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (fingernail) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:38:52 GMT

Tough but possible sort of, node spacing, ferrules and cane color, at least for the flammed rods. What type of reel seat, any pics?

Paul Young Fly Rod???????

feeds@yuku.com (bill3362) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:53:44 GMT

Hi, I purchased a Rod from the estate of an elderly geltlman recently, and he indicated the Rod was a Paul Young he had purchased many years earlier. There is no signature and nothing I found to indicate it is indeed a Rod made by Mr. Young. In the research I have started, I have found that many Rods made by Mr. Young were not signed. Is there a means of identifying it as a Rod made by Paul Young?

Thanks,

Bill