Paul Young Ace Bamboo Rod 9' 2/2 #7 7'11" " is engraved on the

" is engraved on the bottom of the butt cap

The reel features a rarely seen black engraving on the drag knob as opposed to the usual white

Rod has a wells grip with cork spacer and Thomas' lightweight version of their reel seat hardware

Oxidized nickel silver up-locking reel seat over a beautiful mortised wood spacer

Paul Young Ace Bamboo Rod 9' 2/2 #7 7'11" " is engraved on theFor sale here is a 9' 2 2 Paul Young Ace bamboo rod. Made entirely at the Young shop circa '48 '50, unlike most "Ace" and "Special" marked rods which were made with outsourced blanks. Rod is darkly flamed, showing a heavy resemblance to the named Parabolic series rods in appearance, a very uncommon feature for a model without hand written script. Features a smooth wells grip with cork reel seat spacer and screw down locking reel seat with "Paul H.