Changes

from 1961 1962 to mid-1964. In 1962 Johnson Reel Co. bought Phillipson. There were three lines of Phillipson Crafted, Johnson Profile fly rods. The Profile 800 and Profile 600 rods were made from 3M Scotchply materialepoxy/E-glass composite. The Profile 400 rods were made on Eponite blanks. All rods had classic Phillipson nickel silver ferrules.

Profile 800 Uniglas rods are finished with a gold plated (!) tip top and stripper guide. The remaining guides are double spiral snakes. The rod blank AND ferrules are painted golden brown. The main guide wraps are a slightly darker brown with elaborate trim spirals of a darker brown still. The rod grip is a simple cigar tapering to all the way to the rod blank to allow a thread wrap from the hook keeper up onto the grip. The reelseats were either a solid reddish brown anodized downlocking seat or gold anodized cap and slip ring. The rod bag was tan with black edging and the rod tube is gold anodized aluminum with a black cap bearing the model information. In my opinion, these are the most aestetically pleasing glass rods ever made.

Profile 400 Uniglas rods are finished with a "dia-chrome" snake guides. The rod blank is painted golden yellow. The main guide wraps are black with a black trim spiral. The rod grip is a half wells with a chrome plated winding check. The reelseats are the standard black Phillipson downlocking seat. The rod label bears the Eponite symbol used in earlier Phillipson Tackle Co. rods.