can anyone tell me about a rod maker from Mass. named John Picard ? Thanks
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Posts: 2023 06/30/2008 00:01 Moderatus Muscae |
I believe you are looking for John Pickard of Michigan:
http://pickardrod.com/
Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of 290 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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greendrake ll |
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Posts: 763 06/30/2008 07:16 |
That would be Capt. Jean Luc-Picard,Capt. of the Starship USS Enterprise.Amature rod maker whose output was limited by the demands of his day job.Probably best
known for his Zero-gravity model(he came out with the name before Orvis but forgot to patent it) it was reputed to be so light that it felt weightless in
hand.Other models included the Warp Drive,fastest dry fly action bamboo rod ever built.The DadaSpecial had a built in analyser in the grip which corrected
casting flaws in midcast allowing pin point accuracy in fly placement.His personal rod,The Phaser Cannon was said to be a knock off of the Dickerson 8014 Guide
Special and reputedly could knock a Klingon on his arse a 100'.
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Posts: 1047 06/30/2008 07:34 Crusty Old Fart
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Could the "Phaser Cannon" be used as a salmon rod if it was over lined?
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Posts: 485 07/12/2008 10:42 |
greendrake ll wrote: Actually, I believe the Orvis patent and trademark had been expired for some 1000 years or so when Jean Luc discovered it in an old catalog he bought at an auction in Massachusetts, USA, Earth, and decided to revive it. Of course, in his day it really WAS zero-gravity...Orvis just thought it was a catchy name; that is, they would "catchy" a lot of suckers with their clever marketing. Amazingly, those primitive graphite "rods" worked and Earth-bound piscators did have reasonably good success using them. One must wonder how well those old tools would work in pursuit of the Fabled Fangorian Fan Fin (especially during a Kaniglian larval emergence!) So, I guess, the same arguements and nit-picking in our 'hobby' will continue through the years. Nothing will change but the names. |
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Posts: 780 07/12/2008 21:54 |
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Posts: 338 07/15/2008 10:28 |
Hardy, har, har.... Seriously, I've heard nothing but good about Pickard's fly rods, which are modeled on Dickerson and Young fly rods. Everyone talks
about Bob Summers #275, the long wait time and the expense. I can understand the desire, as it is a great fly rod. I'll never own one. But I may someday
buy a Pickard Perfectionist Light, which looks equal to the #275 in the looks dept, though I have yet to cast one.
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Posts: 143 07/15/2008 12:53 |
I had his 764 rod, it is very nice and beautifully made. I have enough Perfectionists so I sold it to a board member. I also have his model 795 and
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Posts: 1229 07/15/2008 15:48 |
How comparable are Pickard's version and the Summers 275?
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Posts: 975 07/15/2008 16:10 |
My buddy has a Summers 275 and I have John's version of the Perfectionist (764). Ron and I haven't had both rods together, but we have casted each
others' rod. We felt that they were very similiar in feel and how they perform. I do want to get with Ron and take these rods out and compare them on the
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Also, call John. He has cast many of Bob's rods and the real McCoys (Young Perfectionist). He'll be able to tell you how similiar the Summers and his rods are to one another. I would love to find a Summers 275 and I would hold on to my Pickard (764) unless I had to give it up to acquire the Summers. Pickard rods are a great value if you want a Perfectionist taper. Bill
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The Orvis database by Greg Reynolds
Check out the Granger Registered database which is owned and maintained by the good folks at South Creek Ltd.
Granger and Wright & McGill Registered Rod database by Mike Clark and Kathy Jensen
Check out the Paul Young Rod Co. database which is owned and maintained by member Robert Golder (quashnet).
Paul Young Rod Co. database by quashnet
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