Hardy Palakona Phantom Fly Rod 8' 2/1 #6

Hardy Palakona Phantom Fly Rod 8' 2/1 #6A Hardy Palakona Phantom fly rod, 8' 2 piece,1 tip in construction with a nice medium action. Marked "JH 8' Regd. trade Mark, Palakona, 'the Phantom', #6" (as well as what appears to be "2h5cm" though it's difficult to make out the script). Slightly soiled blunt cigar grip with all cork seat and aluminum ring and pocket cap. Pocket cap stamped "made by Hardy's England". Varnished light colored cane with 3 up node pattern. Wrapped black with red edges.

10 cork bottom grip

Marked "JH 8' Regd

This may be your best chance to fish a Garrison while saving the original for your collection

and there is a black edge on the keeper wrap and one of the tip-tops (to distinguish the tips from one another)

Brown wrapped with black accents at the ferrules

and it has not even been lawn cast

The pocket cap is die stamped "Paul H Young Co

The cigar grip shows moderate to good use patina

Grip as a slight fishtail design

this one with a DF action

Very strong drag

Cap states "Payne