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 use. Paul Young used a similar para 17 for Florida bonefishing in the 1950's. Probably built in late 1956, this 8'6", 2/2 rod has wet and
dry tips. Inked on butt in
PHY's handwriting on two flats, First flat: Lloyd
Lawson - Dearborn Mich. Second flat: "Parabolic 17" 8 1/2 - 5.45 oz. Also marked #2226 on butt near stripping guide. Wet tip marked 2226 - Wet - G.B.F. Dry tip marked
2226 - Dry - H.C.H. Original owner may have been Lloyd Lawson of E&L Transport Co., Dearborn, MI who during World
War II designed a custom dual-engine Ford truck used to haul military bomber aircraft parts to factories for final assembly. The parabolic tip casts beautifully with a WF9 line. The Para 17 is surrounded by PHY silk gut leaders, a Trik-Kutter, a tin of Young's Preen, a PHY line and leader gauge, six PHY flies (two Strawman nymphs, two Bivisibles, and two squireel-wing Redhead flies), a PHY catalog circa 1951 (blue cover), and a 1955 catalog (red cover). The circular fly box at the left edge of the photo was owned by Ned Jewett, who is pictured on the cover of the 1955 catalog.
Para 17, #2226, circa 1956
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Para 17, #2226, circa 1956
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Para 17, #2226, circa 1956
#2I absolutely love that photo Bob and if any of the Young family were to see it I'm sure it would have graced a page in their catalog!