I believe this experience has helped me evaluate the condition of used rods offered for sale on this site. Fiberglass ferrules, cigar cork grip with cork insert with downlocking aluminum hardware. A fine fly rod famous for its sensitive action and sturdy construction. What emerges from all of this research is the rare book that can please multiple audiences. Reel seat, nickel silver ferrule with alignment dots left over bamboo ferrule cork handle is in good shape and has been polished, original green and red wraps, has interesting guide spacing around ferrule, has new sock but paper tube is. If you collect fenwick rods, you gotta have vics book. These rods are easily identified by their black or brown butterscotch plastic locking type. Graphite rods ricks rods vintage fly fishing rods and. Phillipson rod company ricks rods vintage fly fishing. Dec 06, 2009 i have acquired, from my greatuncle, an 86 phillipson deluxe fly rod. The phillipson rod company made quality fiberglass flyrods from the early 1950s to the early 1970s. History and value of phillipson rods classic fly rod forum. These rods are maybe the slowest of the phillipsons, but they have a lot of feel.
For a great history of the fenwick rod company, see vic johnsons book of the same title general reference 2. There were 4 distinct fiberglass production eras in the company history. Vintage phillipson fiberglass fly rod model 86r 8 12 21, hch line a 56 line throws well 4 12 oz. Unfollow phillipson rod to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. If i had to confine myself to two, i would take the 8 12foot 5 oz. Campbell, 19422018 author and expert on antique american fly rods and fly tackle. The heyday of bamboo fly rod production and use was an approximately 75year period from the 1870s to the 1950s when fiberglass became the predominant material for fly ro.
Ricks rods vintage fly fishing rods and reels denver. Some fly fishers claim that a good fiberglass rod is better than a mediocre bamboo fly rod, making them a lot of. They will be valuable for reference, not just on phillipson rods, but on typical rod lengths and line weights of the fiberglass era. Finecane is a privately developed website dedicated to the promotion and preservation of colorados finest rod makers. Bamboo fly rod resource books for sale bamboo fly rod.
During the later years he introduced a line of impregnated models that included the preferred and peerless series. Colorado classic cane a history of the colorado bamboo rod. Vintage phillipson peerless5 weight bamboo fly rod this is a very nice old phillipson peerless5 impregnated fly rod with three pieces. The authors are fishermen, collectors and historians of this. The overall rod length is about 7 feet 5 or 6 inches. Ricks rods, owner of phillipson rod company, specializes in buying, selling, and repairing high quality, vintage bamboo and fiberglass fly fishing rods. Based on more than two decades of research, the rod man from denver shows it on nearly every page. Fiberglass rods ricks rods vintage fly fishing rods. The blank was painted a salmon color and wrapped with dark brown nylon thread with a white ring. A short history of the bamboo fly rod e ven though it may seem like it, bamboo fly rods havent been around forever. I think this rod is from the 1950s it came right after the bamboo era. History and value of phillipson rods fishnbanjos place. Includes phillipson 3m cloth bag and labeled aluminum tube.
Fiberglass rods ricks rods vintage fly fishing rods and. These shorter phillipson rods are becoming more difficult to find as interest in acquiring and fishing them increases. This rod appeared in the abercrombie and fitch 1968 catalog. Make offer fly rod phillipson haywood zephyr rare bamboo fly rod. And rarely seen, bamboo rod was made by the phillipson rod co. For historians like myself, the book is chock full of fascinating tidbits and information that make the book a delight. Phillipson all phillipson rods bamboo fly rods finecane. Phillipson rod catalogs 1967, 1968, 1971, and 1974. When i think of bamboo rods i think of denver, colorado. George blacks fascination with bamboo rod craft pivots on eustis edwards, whose personal history speaks volumes about the survival of craftsmanship. Short history of the innovative american bamboo fly rod.
The rod appears new, save for slight soiling and a couple small digs in the grip that have been filled. It covers not only fenwick history and company ownership, but materials development, fly rods, bass rods, spin rods, and the rest of the product lines. Unfollow phillipson fly rod to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The premium was the top of the line phillipson when it was made. Mar 17, 2009 the most common fly rod models produced by phillipson include his original series of the pacemaker, power pakt, paramount and premium. The first phillipson rods that were listed in the original 1947 1948 catalog were the premium, paramount, powr pact and pacemaker. You can almost imagine the line in your hand while you cast. As the granger supervisor, bill phillipson had intimate knowledge of all the granger tapers and likely used that knowledge to create his own rod designs that generated extra power for use on western rivers. Around 1955, phillipson developed the eponite rod blank. We feature our own fly rods when we have them as well as rods from many wellknown and historic names such as leonard, payne, gillum, young, maxwell, howells, etc. Published in 200 ad by roman angler aelian, the two thousand year old text illustrates the macedonian fishing technique in which red wool and homemade hooks were tied to wooden branches.
Bamboo fly rods in stock there are few things better than a great bamboo fly rod, and here youll find our collection of premium bamboo fly rods in stock and available for sale. Been way to hot up here for the past month and a half, mostly over 100 degrees so im kept to fishing early morning and evening before sundown. Paul hightower, who was the chief machinist at phillipson started pioneer after the demise of phillipson. Tom, i enjoyed reading your articles on the history of phillipson, i am a novice. A bamboo fly rod or a split cane rod is a fly fishing rod that is made from bamboo.
The history of fly rods in stock, ready to fish leland. A rod that looks nearly new with excellent hardware and varnish, and is certainly a handsome rod. But its to my understanding that it is among the first fiberglass fly rods created. This rod features the world famous phillipson elliptical full wells hammer handle cork grip and the original phillipson black aluminum down locking norock reel seat. The profile 800 and profile 600 rods were made from scotchply material. There are a few reference books with extensive historical information about fiberglass fly rods. As for the thread, id have to dig into my old books to get a sense. Vintage rare phillipson haywood zephyr bamboo fly spin rod. Granddad and great granddad may have fished them, but if you go back many generations, youll find that bamboo wasnt the wood of choice for fly rods. An 8foot gillum bamboo fly rod brought to the author for his appraisal. Phillipson all phillipson rods high grade split cane bamboo fly fishing rods from phillipson rod and tackle co made in denver, colorado. High quality smaller manufacturers include winston and orvis which still make high quality bamboo rods to this. Today i purchased this phillipson paragon fly rod at an estate sale.
The dfs is a great rod for wind and big rivers, but my alltime favorite phillipson is still the 8 12foot 5 oz. If you like spring creeks and small streams then fiberglass fly rods are worth looking into. This rod appears to be primarily of phillipson pedigree. The 8f refers to series 800 fly rod, the 76 is the length, and the lc is the light cork reelseat. The shakespeare howald process fiberglass fly rods. Unlike the premium, bait casting rods were offered in this grade, making. Bamboo rods for sale tagged phillipson vintage fly tackle.
The paramount was the second highest grade offered in the phillipson lineup. This was the last rod developed by bill phillipson. Phillipson deluxe p80 2piece 8foot fly rod line size hdh w metal tube click on any photo to see a larger image. Good morning, just finishing my coffee and waiting for the sun to come up to do my morning fishing. Bamboo fly rods in denver fly fishing the wading list. Bill phillipson s rod making and tournament casting success.
This is an 8foot phillipson deluxe 2piece fly rod that is handnumbered p80 414 hdh straight on the rod near the handle. But with every cast, you are celebrating two millennia of fly rod history and innovation. Carbide stripping guide with spiral snake guide on butt section and snake guides on the tip sections. Mar 31, 2011 it did lead phillipson to found his own, highly successful company, but one wonders what might have been if marshall did not block the purchase of granger by phillipson. The most common fly rod models produced by phillipson include his original series of the pacemaker, power pakt, paramount and premium. Pioneer made great rods to fish with and focused less on aesthetics. From macedonia to montana, how did we wind up with todays technology. It comes with a screwtop metal tube with a phillipson klabel thats in quite good condition. The first phillipson rods that were listed in the original 1947 1948 catalog were the premium, paramount, powr pact and pacemaker grades. I found it interest because it paralleled my thoughts about bill phillipson s fly rod company, which tells a similar story about craftsmanship in the face of growing corporatism. This is the single and most complete source of information reference book for the collector of granger, phillipson, arend, clark, debell, south creek bamboo fly rods.
This rod will be perfect for the small streams which head off the east slopes of the cascades. The early rods were made with conventional techniques using hexcel fiberglass. Having worked continuously on a fulltime basis building bamboo fly rods since 1956, i have handled or repaired most of the cane rods built during the last 100 years. In the early 1930s he was 3 times colorado state allaround fly casting champion, set the world record for distance fly casting 142 feet in 1935, and was ultimately recognized by the fishing hall of fame in the 1950s. Some fiberglass rods along with modern custom made fiberglass fly rods do command higher prices. One of the top pieces is about 4 inches longer than the other. Ricks sells used bamboo fly rods in addition to owning the phillipson trademarks and thousands of phillipson and wright and mcgill fly rod blanks. Abercrombie and fitch rod identification and appraisal. This rare rod was crated by phillipson between 1970 and 1972 before 3m purchased phillipson and comes with 2 tips. The only easy way to distinguish them from the earlier glass sleeved phillipsons is the labeling. It also has what looks like a small b with an 8 in front of the length designation. For the granger and phillipson collector, it is loaded with information, catalog info, history, photos and illustrations all packed in an 8. For sale here is a phillipson pacemaker 9 foot bamboo rod weighing 5 58 oz.
Other rods produced by phillipson that never carry the phillipson name, but were privatelabel rods for specific sporting goods outlets include the haywood zephyr and the ed m. Waterseal impregnated bamboo rod by wright and mcgill. Other than the additional tip joint, all work appears to be original representing a well cared for, circa 1947 rod. For more reading about the history of these fly rods check out the following book by victor r.
Whether you found a vintage fly rod in the attic or have a collection of contemporary. Rod building books and fly fishing books anglers workshop. When restoration or repair is needed i can professionally handle this as. Additional specific sources, such as rod company catalogs, magazine articles, or websites are acknowledged on the info pages. The eponite rod blanks have a peculiar butterscotch color and distict pattern to the material. In the early 1930s he was 3 times colorado state allaround fly casting champion, set the world record for distance fly casting 142 feet in 1935, and was ultimately recognized by. In the 1949 catalog, phillipson added the paragon grade as an affordable option to the bottom of the lineup. The underground picks the dozen best fly rods of all time. Get the best deals on phillipson vintage fishing rods when you shop the largest online selection at. Ive attempted to acknowledge these sources on the various information pages.
Condition including originality and history of restoration or repair. Other less common phillipson models include the smuggler, a fourpiece travel rod produced only during 1952, and the peerless dry fly special. Thomas, edwards, heddon, young, powell, dickerson, phillipson, and granger. You are bidding on a phillipson 9 32 pacemaker crafted between 1946 and 1952. Bill phillipson was a master at designing and manufacturing great fly. The last installment of the series on phillipson bamboo fly rods. The heyday of bamboo fly rod production and use was an approximately 75year period from the 1870s to the 1950s when fiberglass became the predominant material for fly rods. The phillipson rod and tackle company began selling fiberglass rods in 1950. Bury me with my phillipson bamboo fly rods, part iii. Phillipson 8 ef80 registered epoxite 3m glass rod vintage.
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