Our blog posts about interesting vintage fishing rods.
Occasionally along comes a rod which you just have to buy no matter what! This is the Hardy Coquet Sea Rod, an 8’ Palakona cane rod in two sections dating to 1957 and it appears unused. From the initial images sent to us, we were undecided if it was new or rebuilt and the good […]
This is a rare early named J E Warner of Redditch rod along with their Patent reel fitting. This 15’- 3 piece greenheart salmon fly rod has spliced joints complete with spare tip. It became evident in the 1880s that reel foot blade fittings were changing. Early wood and brass reels tended to have long […]
More of a request than an information blog. We have just listed this Abu Feralite Mark 7 match rod. It’s similar to the iconic All England Mark 5 in the metallic graphite grey colour and style, but different from the red-brown Mk6. BUT the rod and the bag are both labelled “Made in Scotland.” The […]
An interesting letter popped out of a rod tube this week, dated 5th January 1990, now three decades ago. The original letter was enquiring about the date of manufacture and model style of a particular rod. The Hardy reply answers a question we are constantly asked. Shall I repair, restore or replace my cane rod? In […]
Like a Tudor watch, would you always be explaining it’s made in the same factory as Rolex? Well, not really because in the 70s Hardy recognised the demand for self-build rods. I know this coz I built one, badly! Jim (James Leighton Hardy) was instrumental in setting up the Fibatube factory in Willoburn, Alnwick. This move […]