Late Phillipson venerable glass
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:17 am
Of course the general topic is half the content of fiberglassflyrodders forum, but since I snagged a great ebay unopposed bid and took the photos, thought I'd show these very desirable glass fly rods.
Both of these are 6'6", rated for 6-wt, will fish a 5-wt line or 100-grain shooting head wonderfully, and fit in the tightest spaces.
The darker rod is a Phillipson Royal Wand RWF66C, the yellow-color a Phillipson Fly Fox FF66C.
The unopposed ebay bid was $120 on the Fly Fox.
Both rods date to about '69-70, and represent Bill Phillipson's first hands-on fiberglass sleeve ferrules, and just before his failing health caused him to sell his business to 3M.
Because of its inherent low modulus, these short, mid-line-weight glass rods out-perform any other MOC, S-glass, bamboo, and graphite just doesn't work here.
Short Phillipson rods, in particular, roll-cast amazingly for their short length.
In its day, this was the highest-tech, and a niche that got left behind when 9' graphite became the industry buzzword.
They're also great teaching rods, because they're extremely light weight, and you feel everything about the rod loading.
Fishing these will make you better with your graphite rod.
Quite honestly, even in new glass, none compare to the performance of these.
Both of these are 6'6", rated for 6-wt, will fish a 5-wt line or 100-grain shooting head wonderfully, and fit in the tightest spaces.
The darker rod is a Phillipson Royal Wand RWF66C, the yellow-color a Phillipson Fly Fox FF66C.
The unopposed ebay bid was $120 on the Fly Fox.
Both rods date to about '69-70, and represent Bill Phillipson's first hands-on fiberglass sleeve ferrules, and just before his failing health caused him to sell his business to 3M.
Because of its inherent low modulus, these short, mid-line-weight glass rods out-perform any other MOC, S-glass, bamboo, and graphite just doesn't work here.
Short Phillipson rods, in particular, roll-cast amazingly for their short length.
In its day, this was the highest-tech, and a niche that got left behind when 9' graphite became the industry buzzword.
They're also great teaching rods, because they're extremely light weight, and you feel everything about the rod loading.
Fishing these will make you better with your graphite rod.
Quite honestly, even in new glass, none compare to the performance of these.