Very nice Dean.
How was that trout...........almondine?
Bob
How was that trout...........almondine?
Bob
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What is your favorite fishing outfit
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Posts: 2221 01/09/2010 15:22 The COOLER |
This is my FE Thomas Special. 8', 3/2, 5 weight with a 3-1/4 Bougle. It was the third bamboo rod I bought and while I have been fortunate enough to acquire a few more, this is still my all time favorite for fishing. It seems to do everything well for me. It's had a hard life because of a klutzy current owner and been to a few rod emergency rooms but has never let me down.
Rolf
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Posts: 3398 01/09/2010 15:25 |
Rolf,
I do believe many, many years from now that you will be laid to rest with that Thomas. That is not a bad thing! Bob 
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Posts: 2956 01/09/2010 15:36 Moderatus Muscae |
For the pure joy of casting, it's this Paul H. Young Co. Martha Marie, finished on February 21, 1962 by Bob Summers.
With a new handle recently added by Bob Summers, the rod is ready for another half century of fishing with its companion 3-inch, 3-screw, 1930's Hardy St. George. 
Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of over 530 PHY Co. rods, plus catalogs, accessories,
etc. Thank you to all who continue to send me PHY rod photos and info.
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Posts: 64 01/09/2010 16:07 |
PHY with old Perfect. Such a pleasure to use. DR
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Posts: 112 01/09/2010 16:54 |
Ok, Bob. You got me. I do have a soft spot for my first bamboo rod. A late 755 Duracane. It does a great many things very well. I usually pair it with my
Meisselbach Rainbow, a nice, clean looking reel.
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bobbeegee |
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Posts: 3399 01/09/2010 17:40 |
blacknosedace wrote: Sweeeet! Bob |
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Posts: 4 01/09/2010 18:40 |
I don't have a perfectly matched reel for it, but have been using a Vosseler RC3 with my Phillipson lately. This photo was from 2005 before I got the
reel.
That Deschutes redside was a bit too wiggly for the perfect hero shot. The next wasn't much better: 
I should note that this rod was given to me by my grandfather who bought it new back in the '50s. He said he bought it specifically because it had enough backbone to handle the big fish on the Deschutes and Metolius - his, and my home rivers.
Proud owner of a Phillipson Powr Pakt 8-4 & 1/4 H&H and an Uslan 8014
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Posts: 182 01/09/2010 19:08 |
Nice pictures JF! One of those pics looks very familiar since the Deschutes is my home water too! Does rattlesnake sound familiar?? My favorite rod?? Thats a tough one, I usually like what ever is in my hand at the moment,,, but if i had to choose one rod it would have to be my 8'
Phillipson Paramount "51". Bruce
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Posts: 215 01/09/2010 19:20 |
doloresboy wrote:Matt, I have prepared a codicil to my Last Will and Testament that in the event of my untimely demise if the same should occcur before your untimely demise that my executor is under specific instructions to provde you with a right of first refusal to purchase the rod back from my estate for the exact same price I paid you for it. Until then you will just have to kill me for it. Bob |
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Posts: 5 01/09/2010 19:25 |
Very good eye, Bruce! Both fish were caught at Rattlesnake, in nearly the same slot. Both were caught soon after my fishing buddy had fished the hole and
moved upstream, thus my shit-eating grin...
Proud owner of a Phillipson Powr Pakt 8-4 & 1/4 H&H and an Uslan 8014
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Posts: 298 01/09/2010 19:35 |
My favorite would be my Orvis 7 1/2' 3 7/8 oz Battenkill with CFO III reel.
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Posts: 1528 01/09/2010 20:19 |
Another Phillipson fan heard from...
Still my favorite, an 8 1/2-foot PowrPakt sold in 1951 and a Heddon Imperial. 
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Posts: 2222 01/09/2010 20:58 The COOLER |
bobbeegee wrote: Bob while that thought has crossed my mind, it's actually in my will to leave it to someone. I haven't said anything for fear of getting drowned if we fish together. J The rod now sports a half wells grip as a result of the last visit to the rod emergency room. Hell, it's a fishing rod and it just feels better with that grip.
Rolf Brook Trout are God's way of reminding us everything is going to be all right. |
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Posts: 3404 01/09/2010 21:31 |
Rolf Jacobsen wrote:Rolf, After reading your post and thinking about it, I feel you are right in leaving the rod to someone as a remembrance. It should be fished ad infinitum! I, as you, really could care if a rod near and dear is correct as to the original. Several of my rods aren't and they really don't seem to mind, as I. Bob |
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Posts: 408 01/10/2010 13:13 |
bobbeegee wrote:I'm really glad to see this exchange as I, too, have "altered" one of my older rods because my alterations made it feel better to me and, at least IMO, look better as well. Hell, I'm gonna fish it, not sell it. EP |
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Posts: 638 01/10/2010 13:54 |
Jennings 7'9" 4/5 wt with a Carpenter Casey reel and a 5DT Phoenix silk line is the outfit I use most often from spring creeks to Rocky Mountain small
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Jeff 
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Posts: 1075 01/10/2010 17:39 |
Favorite for me -pre-WWII Fishkill paired with a 1392 - close as I can come to my father's gear that was lost in a later move. I know from family
outings that he did enjoy a Fishkill with a wood spacer and the era is on the mark...
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Posts: 1723 01/11/2010 20:31 |
NB
Thanks for sharing your favorite, very special indeed. Ed alter away, its best to have something you will be using in the back of the truck. I'm a Phillipson fan as well, spent lots of time fishing my 7'-6" and my favorite 8'er over the years. It was nice to see you guys pick one of Bills rods as favorites. For 4 or 5 years the 8'er was my go to rod.  R.W. Lancaster Savage River 7'-2" 4/5wt With the Hardy 3" Bougle Centenary
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 No sissy 7030's for us mountain men out west! 8040, Phoenix DT 5 and a
Ross Gunnison. A great reel but not really my favorite. The Peerless 1.5 is in the shop getting a stainless steel reel stripper.
Matt |
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