Paul Young Para 15 Bamboo Rod 7'11" 2/2 Gary Siemer 8'3" for a 6 or

8'3" for a 6 or 7 weight line

There is a hidden pocket cap at the heel of the grip

The black streak on the female ferrule is from poor photography

tapered cigar grip 5 1/2" in length with slight soiling

Black aluminum down-locking reel seat over a wonderfully figured wood spacer

Paul Young Para 15 Bamboo Rod 7'11" 2/2 Gary Siemer 8'3" for a 6 orFor sale here is a Paul H. Young Parabolic 15 bamboo rod. The rod was built for Hazel Johnson by Paul Young in 1950 and is not serial numbered. Hazel Johnson tied flies for the Paul H. Young Rod Co. for ~ 30 years (and also performed the role of babysitter for Paul Jr. and Jack!) Hazel's son also told me that the great Ted Williams would come in the PHY Rod Co. shop and watch Hazel tie flies. This rod and two others (a Martha Marie made by Bob Summers