Tag Archives: Hardy
Hardy Zenith 4-Weight Rod Wins Yellowstone Angler “Shootout”
The Hardy Zenith 8’6″ 4 weight has won Yellowstone Angler’s 2012 4-weight shootout. In the past the shootout has consisted of #8 and #5 rods. This is the first year they have looked at the lighter lines. Read the detailed … more
Hardy Zenith One-Piece Fly Rod
Hardy made a huge splash last year with its rod series that use “Sintrix” technology. They cast like a dream, are very responsive, and they have incredible reserve power for fighting fish. New for this year, the company has come … more
Hardy Introduces Ultralight and Fortuna X Reels
Hardy UltraLite The Hardy name is synonymous with classic fly tackle, and perhaps in no single product category has that iconic brand carried more weight than in fly reels. Thankfully, Hardy is still producing revamped classics like the “Bouglé,” the … more
Hardy Two-Handers… and Cane
Also from Hardy, you’ll want to check out a new lineup of two-handers, like the Zenith DH, and the XF2 DH. We haven’t cast those yet, so the review is pending. Hardy is also going back to its roots with … more
Greys XF2 Saltwater Fly Rod
Greys is the lower-price-point complement to the Hardy line. We just took a new Grey’s XF2 rod on a week-long northern pike fishing trip to Lake Athabasca in Saskatchewan, Canada—as part of a beefy quiver of other rods from other … more
Best of Show, Freshwater Reels: Hardy UltraLite
THE HARDY NAME IS SYNONYMOUS with classic fly tackle, and perhaps in no single product category has that iconic brand carried more weight than in fly reels. Thankfully, Hardy is still producing revamped classics like the “Bouglé,” the “Cascapedia,” and the “Marquis.” … more
Hardy Reintroduces "Taupo" Perfect Fly Reel, Adds Cloth Reel Bag to Lineup
“Taupo” Perfect Fly Reel Hardy first introduced the original “Taupo” Perfect fly reel in 1958 to fill the need for a larger capacity trout reel that could handle the legendary monster rainbows and brown trout of New Zealand. Despite a … more
Hardy Announces Zenith and ProAxis SINTRIX Fly Rods
On day one of the International Fly Tackle Dealer show Andy Mill, who coordinated the field testing and analysis for the SINTRIX fly rods, joined MidCurrent staff at the casting pond to talk about Hardy North America’s new SINTRIX rod series.
The SINTRIX fly rods are now Hardy’s preeminent rod series. The saltwater Sintrix models are being called the Zenith Series, while the freshwater models will fall into the ProAxis Series.
Each is built with Hardy’s new proprietary SINTRIX material. more
Andy Mill Casts the New Hardy Sintrix 8-Weight At IFTD
Saltwater expert and now author Andy Mill shows us the strengths of the new SINTRIX 8-weight at the IFTD casting pool. “This is a completely new saltwater rod design, with a soft tip. But it loads easily with minimal line … more
