Paul French Bamboo Rod 6'6" 2/2 #3/4 Marc Aroner as are the pawls for

as are the pawls for RHW or LHW use

which Hardy made starting in 1911 and which was itself inspired by the well-known tournament put on by the Casting Club of France (of which Louis Bougle was a founder and at which many renowned anglers of the day competed for accuracy and distance casting)

Superb dry-fly action

of Highland Mills

There is an interesting article warning anglers to conserve weight (reel and reel seat hardware) behind the casting hand rounding out the initial four

Paul French Bamboo Rod 6'6" 2/2 #3/4 Marc Aroner as are the pawls forFor sale here is a Paul French bamboo rod 6 1 2 feet, 2 2 for a 3 or 4 weight. Paul French built most of his rods (not many) in the 90's and at that time was a student of Darryl Whitehead. He built very exquisite rods and those fortunate enough to own one tend to hold on to them. This one is still original, full length and in excellent+ condition. Medium fast action. Darkly flamed cane and a very handsome spiraled node pattern. Beautiful burled