Paul Young Martha Marie Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #5

Paul Young Martha Marie Bamboo Fly Rod 7'6" 2/2 #5A nice Paul Young Martha Marie bamboo fly rod, 7'6", 2 piece, 2 tip, and built for a #5 line. Serial #4965 and it weighs 3. 6 ounces. This is one of the later Todd Young models. Semi parabolic action. Light use with the start of a cosmetic casting crack at the ferrule wrap and a bit of brassing to the inner guides, but very good overall. There is no hand soiling to the grip. Flamed oven tempered cane. Very good varnish and brown wraps. Carbide

and sticker

Ritz/cigar grip

Wrapped in a reddish apricot color throughout with chrome guides and tip tops

but I have come across very few of them

nature printing by artist Mark Smith -- "Rainbow Trout and Aspen Leaves"

Spigot type ferrules

Winston catalog from 1977/1978 - Twin Bridges era

Nickel reel seat in a matte black color with a green carbon fiber spacer and a 2 1/2" cork fighting butt

Serial number 4731

Has a fighting butt included in the bag

The rod also features Per's 'micro' swiss style ferrules

The stripping guide is a perfection and the guides are chrome or stainless