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Hardy Reels--A History Of Hardy Bros Alnwick Tackle Makers

By John Mowatt

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For over one hundred years the House of Hardy has been known as one of the worlds finest makers of fishing tackle. Their name is synonymous with quality and excellence. They are recognised worldwide as one of the greatest names in fishing tackle.

William Hardy and his brother John James formed the Hardy Bros partnership in 1873. Initially they dealt in high quality firearms but soon changed direction. They both loved to fish and their passion became their business. The great line of Hardy rods and reels got its start in this way.

The early rods were made from greenheart,lancewood and hickory. In 1880 bamboo was added and soon the company invented split bamboo rods. These were made by splitting bamboo canes into six segments and gluing the tapered segments to form a hexagonal rod. The Hardy Palakona split cane rod won them a gold medal in an 1881 exhibition.

Since that time Hardy has produced many types and models of split cane rod. They vary from the lightest of trout fly rods,through huge old salmon fly rods of eighteen feet in length. Even larger are rods made to handle the Mahseer. This huge and powerful game fish was caught in rivers in India where many Englishmen dwelt in the heyday of the British Empire.

In 1891 Hardy introduced their model Perfect fly reel and patented it's design. This very fine fly reel has continued in production with minor alterations up to recent times. A favorite of both anglers and collectors the model Perfect reel is perhaps their best known product. This excellent reel was made in all sizes from small trout reels to large sizes for salmon fishing.

Hardy Bros invented many improvements in fishing tackle design. For salmon and trout rods they produced spiral lock joints which prevented a rod from loosening and coming apart. Stud lock joints and split end joints were also a Hardy Bros invention. Screw grip and W fittings for rod handles and bridge rings to allow freer line movement were other developments.

Hardy Bros were the first to make ball bearing reels. They were the first to feature a check mechanism housed inside the reel arbor. In 1911 they introduced the first large arbor reel. Hardy Bros were a true innovator in the field of highest quality fishing tackle.

The Hardy Bros partnership became a limited company in 1911 and in 1928 it became a publicly owned company. During world war two fishing tackle production had to take second place to munitions manufacturing. Immediately after the war Hardy Bros continued to expand its manufacture of fine fishing tackle.

Hardy Bros has won more than its share of awards for excellence over the years. The first American Kudos award for design excellence went to a Hardy reel. In 1984 House Of Hardy became the first non Japanese company to be awarded a Japanese Industrial Design Award and was in fact presented with five of these awards.

The House Of Hardy continues at the present time to manufacture the very best of fishing rods, reels and tackle. Their name continues to inspire anglers all over the world to own a Hardy product. Nothing else can quite compare.

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