House of Hardy
Hardy is again marketing a line of glass rods, covered in the Modern Rods section. The last of the Alnwich made glass rods, the Hardy Perfections, were discontinued a couple years ago, but are still available from some sources.
Hardy originally bought blanks from J Kennedy Fisher, which were shipped to England for assembly. Eventually, Fisher built Hardy's rod production facility in Alnwick, England. The most recent rods built
Product lines included:
Glaskona
JET (named for the initials of John Taratino, the rod designer)
Fiberlite (?)
Perfection
| PERFECTION (E-GLASS FIBER) Rods |
| LENGTH |
SECTION |
LINE |
| 6'6" |
3pc |
#3 |
| 7'6" |
3pc |
#4 |
Zephyrus (made for the Japanese market), these rods were rumored to be an S-glass/graphite composite
| ZEPHYRUS (GLASS FIBER/GRAPHITE) Rods |
| MODEL |
SECTION |
LENGTH |
LINE |
| 5'9" |
3pc |
5'9" |
#2/3 |
| 6'8" |
3pc |
6'8" |
#3 |
| 7'7" |
3pc |
7'7" |
#3 |
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