Paul H. Young Rod Co.

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History of the Paul H. Young Rod Co. and its models

Last post by fishnbanjo « 03/17/09 09:39

by fishnbanjo » 03/17/09 09:39

Paul Young was born in Arkansas, he and his family moved to Minnesota for a brief period and settled in Michigan in Detroit. Paul always had the...

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Butt caps on PHY rods

Last post by quashnet « 09/12/24 14:57
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by quashnet » 05/29/11 20:11

Butt caps on PHY rods came in two different styles. One style was a simple, round cap with a diagonally-knurled forward edge and a scribed line near...

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09/12/24 14:57
PHY fiberglass rod

Last post by quashnet « 04/16/24 19:26
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by Hogandad » 04/16/24 17:13

Picking this rod up tomorrow but was trying to dig up more info on this rod. From the research i’ve done, i understand that Young made some...

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04/16/24 19:26
Vintage Orvis Cardboard fly box and Joe Brooks flies

Last post by Friberg « 06/29/23 17:57
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by Friberg » 06/22/23 18:14

Does anyone have any information re: the pictured flies and vintage cardboard orvis fly boxes. I'm pretty sure the flies are not original to the...

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06/29/23 17:57
PHY Company Midge - Year it was made?

Last post by Perry Palin « 08/07/20 06:55
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by Perry Palin » 08/01/20 11:03

I have a PHY Company Midge, serial # 4288. I am interested in knowing when this rod was made.

The writing on the shaft is Bob Summers'. The rod is...

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08/07/20 06:55
PHY Parabolic HDH

Last post by dshx « 12/11/17 11:36
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by Tquinto » 12/03/17 17:25

Greetings All, joining from Texas in hopes of learning more about my dads PHY bamboo two piece fly rod that I just discovered, signed by PHY , built...

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12/11/17 11:36
Stanley L Eldert parabolic 15 8' 3.65 oz

Last post by quashnet « 05/31/17 10:28
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by Nfp325 » 05/30/17 19:01

I'm 23 years old and I have owned this rod for a few years now and I always tried finding out who exactly Stanley L Eldert(who I'm gonna call SLE for...

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05/31/17 10:28
PHY Texas General

Last post by quashnet « 03/11/17 11:16
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by Jukkis » 03/08/17 14:53

What do you think is current value of the Texas General 8 1/2'. 2/2 all original with original bag and tube, kn very good to fine cond. ?
Hopefully i...

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03/11/17 11:16
PHY 1958 Catalog Descriptions of popular PHY rod tapers

Last post by norcal_1 « 09/21/16 05:46

by norcal_1 » 09/21/16 05:46

Bob Summers posted up the inside of a 1958 PHY catalog where the descriptions of major models were discussed

Thought I would capture and preserve...

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09/21/16 05:46
F. E. Driggs owned fly rod case Driggs River History

Last post by classicflyuser « 09/25/14 14:29

by classicflyuser » 09/25/14 14:29

This is the story of Where It All Began which relates to an identified and historic vintage fishing tackle artifact from the late nineteenth century....

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09/25/14 14:29
PHY "Driggs" rod

Last post by TroutHermit « 05/27/14 07:25
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by quashnet » 10/03/11 13:45

In the summer of 1952, Paul H. Young fished the Driggs River during a trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Young's beloved eight-foot-long Para 15 was...

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05/27/14 07:25
PHY 6' 3" midge 2/1 marked 1.75 ounces with a wood real seat

Last post by quashnet « 08/29/13 19:28
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by Mauiflyfisherman » 08/29/13 17:56

Have any of you PHY afficionados ever heard of a PHY Midge with a wood real seat? Indeed, a picture of the one I am looking at has no serial number,...

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08/29/13 19:28
PHY 6' 3" midge 2/1 marked 1.75 ounces with a wood real seat

Last post by Mauiflyfisherman « 08/29/13 17:56

by Mauiflyfisherman » 08/29/13 17:56

Have any of you PHY afficionados ever heard of a PHY Midge with a wood real seat? Indeed, a picture of the one I am looking at has no serial number,...

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08/29/13 17:56
PHY "Special," rare three-piece format

Last post by fishnbanjo « 12/01/11 13:49
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by quashnet » 10/27/11 09:18

Paul H. Young greatly preferred the two-piece, two-tip format for the fly rods he built. He felt that he couldn't get the same quality of action in a...

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12/01/11 13:49
Eight PHY Rods

Last post by fishnbanjo « 04/28/11 01:30
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by quashnet » 04/27/11 18:37

Para 17 #2226 (1956) Para 17 (Nov. 1951) Para 15 #4378 (Sept. 1967) Ace (late 1940s) Special (late 1940s) Martha Marie #4020 (Feb. 1962)...

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04/28/11 01:30
A Very "Special" Ace

Last post by fishnbanjo « 03/08/11 06:02
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by quashnet » 03/07/11 21:57

The 1949 PHY catalog offered an 8'6 light trout rod in Ace or Special grade, built with a 14/64 ferrule and a 4/64 tiptop for HEH line. I believe...

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03/08/11 06:02
PHY Martha Marie, #4020

Last post by quashnet « 01/13/11 16:40

by quashnet » 01/13/11 16:40

This is Paul H. Young Co. Martha Marie , 7'6 2/2, serial #4020, built
by Robert W. Summers for George Beall in 1962. Lettered in Bob
Summers's...

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01/13/11 16:40
Para 17, #2226, circa 1956

Last post by fishnbanjo « 11/01/10 06:04
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by quashnet » 10/27/10 18:36

Built by Paul H. Young, this Para17, serial #2226, is equipped with a fixed two-inch all-cork extension butt and was likely intended for saltwater...

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11/01/10 06:04
Para 15 (Summers), Para 17 (Paul H. Young)

Last post by quashnet « 09/11/10 20:56

by quashnet » 09/11/10 20:56

The apple didn't fall far from the tree, a friend of mine once said to me as he compared a Midge rod made by Bob Summers to an earlier Midge rod...

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09/11/10 20:56
A group of PHY flies, accessories, and other items

Last post by quashnet « 09/06/10 15:44

by quashnet » 09/06/10 15:44

A 1938 PHY catalog and a photograph of Martha Marie Young on a fishing trip are surrounded by four flies (two Strawman nymphs, a Redheads squirrel...

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09/06/10 15:44

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