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 bill3362 |
Paul Young Fly Rod??????? |
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Posts: 1 01/04/2009 16:53 |
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 |
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fingernail |
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Posts: 1545 01/04/2009 17:38 |
Tough but possible sort of, node spacing, ferrules and cane color, at least for the flammed rods. What type of reel seat, any pics?
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bill3362 |
Paul Young Fly Rod | #2 | ||
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Posts: 2 01/05/2009 01:23 |
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. Thanks again. Bill |
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Posts: 2354 01/05/2009 02:57 Moderatus Muscae |
Photos are important. One method of displaying them on the Forum is described here.
See also the Paul H. Young Rod Database.
Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of over
410 PHY Co. rods, plus catalogs, accessories, etc. Thank you to all
who continue to send me PHY rod photos and info.
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bill3362 |
Paul Young Fly Rod Pictures??? | #4 | ||
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Posts: 3 01/06/2009 00:56 |
Hope these work. If there are any other photos you would like to see, or angles - please let me know.
Thanks, Bill |
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Posts: 4 01/06/2009 01:02 |
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Posts: 132 01/06/2009 01:28 |
Reel seat and ferulles look like a Young.
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quashnet |
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Posts: 2357 01/06/2009 01:31 Moderatus Muscae |
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 the dual rings in place, is typical of Young (as shown on the Young rod below), and at this point is the feature that to me looks most promising. 
Can you supply some clear, overall photos of the rod, as well as more detailed photos? I suggest not trying to take extreme close-ups. Letting us see a few inches of clearly-focused rod is better than one inch that's blurry. Both of the Young rods I've shown are 7'2" models, quite close in overall length to your rod.
Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of over
410 PHY Co. rods, plus catalogs, accessories, etc. Thank you to all
who continue to send me PHY rod photos and info.
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fingernail |
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Posts: 1546 01/06/2009 09:20 |
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 http://cgi.ebay.com/Monta...ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Last Edited By: fingernail 01/06/2009 09:52.
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bill3362 |
More Rod Pictures | #9 | ||
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Posts: 5 01/06/2009 13:40 |
Let me know if these work or not.
Thanks again, Bill 
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Posts: 2358 01/06/2009 14:34 Moderatus Muscae |
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 weight was 3.75 oz.
Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of over
410 PHY Co. rods, plus catalogs, accessories, etc. Thank you to all
who continue to send me PHY rod photos and info.
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