Show your Signature Wraps

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Show your Signature Wraps

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I thought it would be fun to show the Signature Wraps on our fly rods. You can show a solo, a duo, or a trio. But let’s not post more than 3 in any one picture. Feel free to post as many photos as you want, but let’s keep to 1 photo per post. I will begin my signatures with this photo:

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FE Thomas Special
George Guba/ Tim Zietak Quad
Bill Edwards 50 Quad

Now let the Signatures flow!!!!!! Jed
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Above: Paul H. Young 9'0" 2/2 Nymph Rod, built for PHY's closest friend, Paul Cardell, June 1949
Below: Paul H. Young 9'2" 3/2 salmon rod, circa 1949

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Green-wrapped rods by PHY are rare.
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Different era Grangers (Goodwin, Deluxe and Favorite):


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Lovely Bob and Dave. Bob, you really got down to the micro- Signature with your camera eye. Striking green!!! Thank you both. Keep the signatures coming! Jed
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First Era Grangers: Top- Circa 1918 Special. One of about a half dozen known to exist. Bottom- Circa 1922 Deluxe Tournament (24 individual wraps to signature). Both are all original.
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Scott, lovely wraps and cane on that 1922 Deluxe. Thanks for posting. Let’s see some of those unique signatures, maybe even “one of a kinds”! Jed
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Great thread. I love the variations of signature wraps, and I had no idea the early grangers were so ornate.

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On the left 7'3" 4wt Penta made by Glen Brackett on the right a later Twin Bridges era 7' 4wt hex
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Michael and Adam, thank you for the Winston’s and the Grangers. Adam what is that exquisite signature on the right with your signature on it?? Michael thanks for those nice Winston wraps. Let’s try to limit the number of rods to 3 or less per post because with more than 3 I don’t think we can focus on the individual rod signatures as well. Keep the signatures coming!! Jed
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Leonard 50 "Hewitt", Tim Pond, ME 2018

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Are those green and red wraps Paul on the Hewitt??? Very bright!! Thanks Michael for editing down your Winstons to 2. It’s easier to appreciate the details of the wraps that way. Blessings, Jed
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Two Leonard Catskills
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Dark Waters, beautiful Leonard’s.. thank you! Keep em coming!!
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Hi Fefferje,

The rods are left to right, early FET 8' 3/2, GG Victory 8040, and my taper 7'9" 3/2.

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The Tim Pond wraps are very nice. So are the Spinoza Marc Aroners.

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Thanks Fefferje,

They are all beauties, great idea for a thread.

Here are three Thomas Specials
L to R..
8’6” 3/2 1931 dry fly
9’ 3/1 1916 wet?
8’6” 3/2 1916 wet, 3 5/8 ounces and a beautiful slow caster with a wulff bamboo special 4wt.

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Four Quadrates by Bill Edwards. Sorry, but the photo was taken before the new rule. ;)
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Here is a 7’ Bill Rosgen, Edwards trade rod (No.41, probably)
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Scott, you will be fined by the powers that be. I think giving up one of those exceptional quads to the author of this thread would be due punishment. Scott those quads are just phenomenal. The 4 sides really show off the wraps. Thanks for posting them. Adam your taper signature is gorgeous. How many wraps are on it and what colors are they?? Phenomenal wraps Adam!! Thank you Adam. Dark Waters thank you for that 7’ Rosgen. They are golden. Nice Thomas Specials Dark Waters. I think I’ll go back into my man cave and drag out some signatures. Thanks all!! Signatures wanted!!!! Keep writing this “thread”!!! Jedq
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You know Quash those emerald green wraps are just suited to bamboo. They are so vivid; they are like Chinese characters on bamboo. Beautiful!! Jed
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