Fly rods for sale
The rods illustrated on this page will give some insight into the sort of rods I build but as most of my time is spent on restoration work and building rods on commission there is not always a regular influx of new models. Next entry will be a Dickerson 8615, a powerful 8ft 6in hollow built 7 weight.
No rods currently for sale. Having a rod built for your particular requirements costs no more than a listed rod and will certainly be worth the wait. If you fancy one that has now been sold I can build you another one with fittings to suit your taste.
If you are not sure what you need I will be happy to suggest some options.
For an unbiased opinion catch the October edition of Fly Fishing and Fly Tying where the rod shown below is reviewed. On sale 22nd of September. Text reproduced on the articles page.
GR Special Dry Fly taper, 7ft 6in #4/5 - SOLD
This is a fast action Dry fly rod designed for fishing the upstream sections of the Derbyshire Rivers such as the Wye. It is particularly suited to the tighter stretches but will cast over 20 yards if required. It will form neat loops cast a short or long line with ease and accuracy and is suited to 4 or 5 weight double taper lines.
At 7ft 6in it is long enough to manage the marginal vegetation and works well under and around the numerous trees. It is finished in a hand rubbed varnish giving a low flash satin finish suitable for a stalking rod.
On its first outing in prototype form this taper took 8 fish in an evening including Browns Rainbows and Grayling in Monsal Dale, its effectiveness is well proven.
The taper - which is particularly suited to those used to graphite rods - has also been built with good results at 8ft for those seeking a slightly longer rod.
The rod is blond and built in the nodeless style. It is fitted with an uplocking reel seat by REC mounted on a very fine Mallee Burl insert. The ferrule is titanium for lightness and the snakes are titanium alloy "recoil".
The whippings are translucent light olive tipped with olive giving an elegant and subtle finish. The handle is flor grade built and turned on the rod shaft.
Sale Details
This rod has now been sold, but I would be happy to build you another! See the article from Fly Fishing and Fly Tying reproduced on the articles page.
Cross taper, nodeless - Sorry, sold
8ft-6in fast action hollow built. SOLD
A gave this rod a couple of outings to see how well it fulfilled the design intention as a stillwater rod. Casting over 25 yards reached the fish and felt best with a weight forward 7 although it would actually handle an 8! It is therefore being sold as used although it is as new.
Specification
8ft 6inch extra fast taper to my design for a 6/7 weight. Hollow built in the butt and lower third of the tip. This a rod that can really cast, responds well to double haul and makes an excellent still water rainbow rod.
Weight is 5 1/2 ozs and the balance is perfect.
Ringed with Hopkins and Holloway black DLC guides and a blued nickel silver agate stripper with a great colour.
Silk work is scarlet tipped with black but on this flamed cane the result is a fantastic blood red. Overall effect is very elegant.
Reel seat is my own internally threaded design with a well figured Olive wood insert and butt button.
Detail photographs
Sale details. SOLD
Sold.
Three very different rods
From left to right these rods are:
A 7ft 3in fast action dry fly rod for a 5 weight. Intended for use in the 10 to 18 yard range this rod can cast very tight loops and is suited to dry fly or single nymph fishing on rivers. Blond finish with titanium ultra lightweight ferrule. Rings are fine wire snakes whipped in light olive tipped with highland green. The reel seat is my own cap and ring set with a yew insert. Rod weight 3 3/8 ozs.
A 7ft 9in medium to slow action rod, the "Para 14" with a flamed finish. Rings are black finished and the rod is whipped in my signature colours of antique gold tipped with black that look very elegant on a flamed rod. Reel seat is an REC uplocking anodised aluminium pattern with a very fine spalted burr elm insert. Very smooth casting rod one for the fluid artistic style of caster. Rod weight 3 7/8 ozs.
On the right is Paul Youngs "Para 15" taper. A powerful 8ft rod for a 5/6 weight line. As with the 14 this has a through action, flexing down to the butt, but this is medium rather than medium slow and much more powerful. Fitted with bronze finish snake guides and whipped in a dark burgundy silk. The reel seat is REC with highly figured burr elm insert. Rod weight 4 3/4 ozs.
The two flamed rods have blued nickle silver, agate lined butt rings, plum coloured on the Para 14 and white on the 15. The blond rods butt ring is lined with jade and the frame is kept bright.
Further details of thes rods can be found below.
From left to right these are "Para 15", "Para 14" and Blond Dry fly rod. A clear agate, a plum coloured agate and a jade liner.
Fast action dry fly. SOLD
Nickel silver butt ring lined with jade on this blond dry fly rod.
Cigar shaped grip in high grade cork. This rod has a very crisp tip action and casts very tight loops. The taper was developed from a Tournament rod and it makes a very accurate, light, well balanced rod.
Sale details - Sorry sold
This rod is now sold. If you require any further information on this or any other rods please feel free to e mail me with any queries.
Midge rod
This was a one piece Midge rod, 6ft long. It is now a 2 piece 6ft Midge rod and non the worse in casting terms particularly as an ultralight weight titanium ferrule has been used. It will be re-whipped and re-finished.
The action is fast progressive ideal for close range work but it can throw a line over 18m. more if you want to prove a point!
Weighs about 3 ozs and casts a 4/5 weight double taper line with considerable zest and finesse.
Sale details SOLD
Now sold after a complete re-finish.
7ft 9in Paul Young "Para 14" taper - SOLD
Para in this case stands for parabolic and this stems from a discussion of a style of rod popularised by Charles Ritz who favoured a rod that flexed deep into the butt section. The term parabolic was coined - by Everett Garrison -when referring to the shape of the rods stress curve. Paul Young designed and made a famous series of rods with their sizes defined by the ferrule number, in this case 14 for 14/64". The most well known exponent of the style was perhaps Pezon and Michel in France and Hardys CC de France taper is of the same style. All of these rods are characterised by medium or slow actions due to the degree of flexing, however it should not be inferred that they are poor casters indeed they lay out a very straight line.
The Para 14 is a rod that cannot be rushed but repays a smooth style when it feels like it is casting itself.
The Para 14 is fitted with this fabulous spalted Burr Elm reel seat insert turned and fitted to an up locking REC reel seat. The spalting leaves the visible black line but the woood then needs to be stabilised by impregnation after which it is oil finished.
Sale details
This Para 14 has now been sold.
8ft 0in Paul Young "Para 15"
In theory this is a similar style of rod to the Para 14 detailed above but it is actually much more powerful and capable of casting a long line with little effort.
Paul Youngs "Para 15" taper is a powerful 8ft rod for a 5/6 weight line. As with the 14 this has a through action, flexing down to the butt, but this is medium rather than medium slow and much more powerful. Although it is a parabolic taper it feels in some ways more like a progressive actioned rod.
Fitted with bronze finish snake guides and whipped in a dark burgundy silk. The reel seat is REC with highly figured burr elm insert. Rod weight 4 3/4 ozs. The Para 15 has been built in several versions and this is the "PT Kellum with dry fly tip". That said it works fine with wet flies.
The rod has a blued nickle silver, agate lined butt ring.
For all its power this rod will cast a 5 weight very capably even at relatively close range. It is an easy rod to cast, indeed its casting action feels very natural to most users even those used to modern graphite rods.
Sale Details - SOLD
Now sold.
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