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House of Hardy

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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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