For sale here is a Pezon et Michel Super Parabolic PPP, Master (Lambiotte Type) bamboo rod - 2.52 metres, 8'3", 5-6wt, 2/2. Made in France. The rod is in excellent original condition. Staggered ferrule design with original bamboo plug; green wraps tipped with red; in original P&M red satin bag and plastic tube. The tube has also has the original orange sleeve with P&M patch. Ritz style grip with a slight flare towards the rear. Black aluminum screw-lock reel seat. Note, this is a French made rod not a Sharpe's or Farlow's rod built on a P&M blank. The rod weighs 5 1/4 oz. Ferrule size 16/64. The fit is excellent. Pezon et Michel machined their ferrules with a taper to account for wear over time. Classic P&M red witness marks on the ferrule shoulder.

P&M describes in their catalog:

"8'3" is the length adopted by most accuracy tournament casters. It is also the ideal length for an all-purpose rod; good for small, medium, and large rivers, chalk streams, and grayling rivers, for wading or river bank angling. It provides a uniform yield at all distances with minimum exertion and maximum accuracy. Suitable for all wrists."

An excellent all-around rod and an especially nice find for a P&M fan. Wonderful rods that don't garner the respect or value that they do across the pond.