Paul Young Boat Rod 8' 2/2 #7 HL Leonard Polished aluminum tube and brass

Polished aluminum tube and brass collar and top with a small ventilation hole in the brass top and the side of the tube just below the collar

The bright nickel silver ferrules are size 17/64 and feature indented witness marks

This rod features beautiful dark cane

Model 09611K

Paul Young Boat Rod 8' 2/2 #7 HL Leonard Polished aluminum tube and brassFor sale here is a very scarce Paul H. Young "Boat Rod" eight feet with two sections and two tips. Serial #2265 made in May of 1957. This model was designed for fishing the AuSable River "hex" hatch from a boat. Less than 50 of this model were made by the Paul Young Rod Company, and of that number only approximately 25 were made by Paul himself. Some of these models were also called the "Encampment Special" for his clients who fished the Encampment