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Hardy rods
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Hardy
returns to the coarse market With these superb match/specialist rods
with an unconditional lifetime guarantee. If you want the best look no further!!
It’s
a brave statement, but it is very true. After an absence of twenty-five years
Hardy has decided
it’s time to provide the ever growing numbers of specialist and match
anglers, of which you are almost
certainly one, with tackle you deserve.
The
results can now be seen. Rods of genuine
character and unparalleled
charisma. Ultimate feel, amazing fish-playing actions combined with lightness
and precision. There is nothing quite like the Hardy Marksman range.
Alan
Yates has spent nearly three years on the design project and John Bailey has
been testing the
rods on the bank for nearly as long. So have many others,
including Dave Coster. All have been pushing
the prototypes to the limits. To
complement the Marksman float rods there is also a great centrepin
called the
Conquest. This has been designed by Hardy’s reel engineer Charlie Norris for
specialist anglers
who appreciate and understand the benefits of direct control
in moving water.
In
short, whatever coarse species you intend to target, on whatever venue, with
float or leger
techniques, Hardy has designed the best products for the purpose.
Each rod has an individual batch number and these first models will be sought
after
Hardy Marksman Specialist 11ft Avon
The
perfect lightweight Avon rod for barbel, long trotting and feeder fishing on
rivers and still waters alike.
Hardy have retained the full flavor of a classic Avon rod whilst utilizing
modern materials and construction.
The Marksman Specialist Avon is beautifully balanced and light actioned, yet
right at the cutting edge of
rod design and technology, making it a very special rod indeed.
The Hardy Anti-Lock action makes the Marksman Specialist Avon a dream to play
fish on.
Line Rating - 5-12lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee. Post free
Hardy Marksman Specimen 11ft 6in Avon
The
Marksman Specimen Avon 11ft 6in is the more powerful brother rod to the
Specialist Avon, with
a faster action and more power in the butt section to suit modern methods and
bigger specimen fish.
This makes it ideal for fishing standard feeders, PVA bags and method feeders.
The
Marksman Specimen Avon isn’t just a river rod though - it can be used for
countless different uses
on many stillwaters. Feeder fishing, legering and float fishing for specimen
fish are all a great experience
using this high-modulus, beautifully slim Avon. The Hardy Anti-Lock action gives
the angler tremendous
confidence when playing fish close to the net, enabling big fish to be quickly
controlled in tight situations.
Line Rating - 6-15lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional
lifetime guarantee. Post free
Hardy Marksman Specialist 13ft Float
The
Specialist Float 13ft is featherweight in the hand and has a lovely crisp feel
whilst casting, yet retains
tremendous striking power. The overall action is super smooth, with our unique
Anti-Lock helping you to land
more fish. The Specialist Float 13ft is great for the finesse required for
smaller silver fish using fine hooklengths
and small hooks, but there’s also an underlying power lurking within its
pleasing profile which will easily tame
bigger fish. This rod has the all-round ability to land big fish on light line
too. During field testing in competition
Dave Coster landed three double figure carp - using a 0.12mm (3lb) trace and a
medium wire size 18 hook.
Line Rating - 2-5lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional
lifetime guarantee. Post free
Hardy Marksman Specimen 13ft Float
With
the name Specimen on this 13-foot model you’d think it had been designed to
handle bigger fish -
and you’d be right. To many ‘power’ float rods have stiff, top-heavy
actions, but not the Specimen Float.
This rod is beautifully balanced, lightweight and altogether more subtle than
other big fish rods. It retains
the streamlined profile of its Specialist cousins, but exudes extra power from
that slim, ultra high modulus
blank. In fact it feels almost as light as a standard rod built for smaller
fish, until you hook a monster and feel
the power and control.This really is a big fish float rod that’s a joy to use
for long periods on both rivers and
stillwaters. With immense casting potential and cleverly integrated extra
strength in the middle and butt
sections, as well as the Hardy Anti-Lock progressive fish playing action, this
is a rod for anglers who want
to stay in control at all times.
Line Rating - 3-8lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional
lifetime guarantee. Post free
Hardy Marksman Specialist 14ft Float
The
Specialist Float 14ft offers more control than the shorter rod whilst retaining
many of the characteristics.
The action enables you to mend line very easily yet deliver excellent tip speed.
Where performance is needed
the Specialist Float 14ft comes into its own, with the extra length aiding
casting distance without compromising
striking speed. The combination of extra length, perfect balance and the Hardy
Anti-Lock fish-playing action
really do make this a great rod for anglers wanting an all-round float
rod.
Line Rating - 3-8lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee. Post free
Hardy Marksman Specialist 15ft Float
Demanding
venues often require longer float rods to get the best from them, and generally
the longer the rod,
the better the control. In the past, this extra length often came with
compromise. Not any more.
The four-section Specialist Float 15ft, utilising Hardy ultra-high modulus
carbon is a fabulous rod. You’ll
appreciate the extra length when controlling a float on moving water or tackling
deep swims and the line
pick-up on the strike is as fast as it gets. The Anti-Lock action works in
harmony with you when playing
fish and inspires utmost confidence, even at close range. You will also
appreciate the extra power in the butt
section, which enables you to stay in control at all times.
Line Rating - 2-6lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional
lifetime guarantee. Post free
Hardy Marksman 11ft Specialist Feeder
The
Specialist Feeder 11ft is a versatile rod designed for close and medium range
work on both rivers and
stillwaters. Slim, lightweight and with a crisp action, the Specialist Feeder
has power in the butt for added
casting performance and fish-playing control, whilst the carbon tips and top
section blend together seamlessly
to produce a soft tip action. Whilst this model is primarily designed for close
work with bombs and light feeders,
it still has plenty of power when hook a big, strong fish, making it perfect for
tench, bream and medium sized
carp as well as chub and barbel. There’s also plenty of finesse built in, so
by using the sensitive 1oz and 2oz
carbon quivertips you can fish successfully for smaller species like roach,
crucians and perch. The 3oz quivertip is designed for faster flows and when
fishing for drop-back bites.
The Hardy Anti-Lock action makes fish-playing on small hooks, or in difficult
hook-and-hold situations,
more reliable than conventional rods and dramatically reduces lost fish due to
hook pulls.
Line Rating - 3-10lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional
lifetime guarantee. Post free
Hardy Marksman 12ft Specialist Feeder
Many
anglers appreciate a longer quivertip rod, so we’ve added the Specialist
Feeder 12ft to the range.
Its a great rod that can cover just about everything a feeder rod needs to do.
The super high modulus
blank has excellent casting power, but is tempered with a progressive, smooth
anti-lock action which allows
a much wider range of tackle to be used.
This rod has no problems coping with hard fighting species like carp and barbel,
where control is vital.
The Specialist Feeder 12ft really is a ‘go anywhere’ feeder rod that’s
suited to a wide variety of river and
stillwater fishing situations, with a reserve of casting power for launching all
types of feeders a long way.
The Hardy Anti-Lock fish-playing action allows a wide choice of reel lines and
hooklengths to be used and is
mellow enough for soft mouthed skimmers and bream. The rod is supplied with 2oz,
3oz and 4oz
carbon quivertips, though stillwater anglers fishing for bream have the option
of purchasing softer tips
if necessary.
Line Rating - 3-10lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional
lifetime guarantee. Post free
Hardy Marksman 13ft Specimen Feeder
The
Marksman Specimen Feeder isn’t for the faint hearted! Its casting performance
is remarkable and
performs long casts with large feeders with ease. The 3oz, 4oz and 5oz carbon
quivertips prove that this
rod is for anglers who don’t want to be run around by a large fish.
It’s
brilliant for fast water fishing, especially on large rivers like the Trent,
Severn, Thames and Wye
where the 13’ length really comes into its own. This rod makes it easy to pick
off far bank chub and barbel
with maggot filled blockend feeders, yet is equally at home catching big bream
or tench from large lakes
using big groundbait feeders. Try it also for distance casting for carp using
method feeders. Immensely
powerful though this rod is, the Anti-Lock action gives added security when
playing fish at close range.
Line Rating - 4-12lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional
lifetime guarantee. Post free
Hardy Marksman Ultralite Bomb 10ft
The
Ultralite Bomb is a super light, yet surprisingly powerful quivertip rod that
comes into its own when
targeting fish under hard conditions or in tighter situations. It is equally at
home on slow paced rivers,
small overgrown stillwaters and man-made fisheries. Even larger lakes, where
fish patrol the margins, are
suitable for this highly sensitive rod, which copes beautifully with accurate,
short to mid range legering and
light feeder work. Sensitive 1oz and 1.5oz carbon quivertips are supplied, for
enhanced bite detection.
The Hardy Anti-Lock action, incorporated into the blank, produces almost ‘electric’
fish-playing
experience.
Line Rating - 3-6lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional
lifetime guarantee. Post free
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