Phillipson Pacemaker '51' Bamboo Rod - 9' 3/2

Phillipson Pacemaker '51' Bamboo Rod - 9' 3/2For sale here is a Phillipson Pacemaker 9 foot bamboo rod weighing 5 5 8 oz. The rod was made in 1951, the fifth year of production after Bill Phillipson left Granger. As the story goes, when Bill left Granger after an unsuccessful attempt to buy the company and started his own company, Agnes Marshall told him he would fail within five years. So in his fifth year of production he wrote "51" on each rod made to commemorate this milestone. Gold silks

walnut presentation box

Classic click independent of braking system

Used once and in as close to mint condition as it can be

3 1/2" in diameter it has a spool width of 1 3/8" and is designed for WF 10 lines and 175 yards of #20 backing

The line capacity is a WF9 + 275 yds of 20# or a WF10 + 275 yds of 20#

For sale here is a very nice example of a wide drum Hardy Perfect 2 3/4" trout reel

Also a brushed aluminum case with brass collar bottom and top and the Leonard data sticker

The Complete Fly Fisherman - The Notes and Letters of Theodore Gordon

Line: WF6 + 55yds backing

For sale here is a spare spool for an Ari 't Hart F4 or S2 fly reel

Serial Q-8-5 made in 1947

A few of the bindings are slightly bumped