Phillipson Pacemaker '51' Bamboo Rod - 9' 3/2 Size:Default Title near mint condition with the

near mint condition with the only sign of use being a small mark on the reel seat where a reel has been fitted lightly at some point

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Powell-style wells grip

and the bronze guides are handmade and fittingly highlighted by a difficult once-around thread wrapping technique

The reel is in near mint condition having been fished very sparingly

Phillipson Pacemaker '51' Bamboo Rod - 9' 3/2 Size:Default Title near mint condition with theFor 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