Dear , thank you for your support
during the Covid19 crisis. We really appreciate it.
Our online orders have been running hot and fly tiers have been busy.
We are operating 'Business as usual' and are well stocked. We have new stock coming every day and most suppliers are open, so call us to order what you need if we don't have it.
A few European, Great Britain and USA suppliers are still to come back fully online.
Think about a new purchase and layby it if you don't want a big outlay; You can do that over the phone easily. Some prices have risen, but not all, as the Aust. dollar dropped in value.
Below are a few Hardy items that may interest you.
Our shop hours until the end of June
Monday - Friday 10am - 3pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Available in store by appointment at other hours
Hardy has always been a highly regarded brand. The quality is outstanding and they combine heritage with the very latest technology. It did go through a difficult stage where supply was inconsistent, but that is behind us. The recently crowned World Champion, Howard Croston won the World Championship in Tasmania in December 2019 using Hardy HBX rods and ASR reels.
We have a wide range of Hardy products. Check some of the range out below - from traditional to the very best and latest the world has to offer.
Whether it's hooking big western lake Tasmanian trout or free rising browns in a small stream, the versatile HBX range has it covered.
Hand built in Alnwick, England utilizing over 140 years of rod building tradition and heritage. The HBX rod range offers a rod for all situations. Utilizing Hardy's ground breaking Sintrix® 440 technology, the blanks are lightweight in hand allowing unparalleled line feel and accuracy coupled with the raw power and strength you'd expect from our Sintrix® blank construction. History meets modern technology in HBX.
Hand built in Alnwick, England
Fast action blank design
Sintrix® 440 blank construction
Fuji® Dark nickel lined stripper guide
REC® black pearl recoil guides
Selected hardwood and alloy spacers (dependent on model)
Hand written serial number
FLOR grade chive cork handle
Supplied in cloth bag and outer black aluminium powder coated rod tube, with engraved end caps. $1399
Hardy Demon 4 piece, or 6 piece Smuggler
Outstanding value for money. Beautiful, easy loading, smooth as silk and delightful to fish with. Not so fast you have to overload it and for presenting dry flies you will be hard pressed to find better. And the moderate price will please you too.
Fully redesigned blanks offer lighter weight and faster recovery than the much loved Jet series rods. Hardy Demon is manufactured in Sintrix 330 for increased strength to weight ratio and improved in hand balance. A full range of rods covering every use from small stream through technical nymph fishing, salt, switch and two handed salmon use. Stunning clean cosmetics include a metallic olive blank, custom reel seat and high quality hardware. We think the Smuggler is the best 6 piece travel
rod available - bar none.
- SINTRIX® 330 blank construction
- Fuji guides
- Easy loading high recovery blank design
- Bar stock 6061 aluminium reel seat with Alloy or hard wood insert
- Supplied in a custom aluminium tube with engraved metal end caps
The 4 piece is available from 7' 3 weight up - from $740.
The 6 piece Smuggler is available 8' 4 weight, 9' 5, 6 and 8 weight - $890.
Hardy Marquis - Tradition revisited
The Hardy Marquis was a mainstay of the Hardy line for many years. A re-modeled classic Hardy fly reel. This new edition features numerous improvements to the original including subtle updating of the classic style with an indented regulator button, increased porting, and improved regulation
range. Hardy® Marquis® LWT Reel.
- Made in Alnwick, England
- Bar stock 6061 Construction
- Improved range of adjustment
- Modified Porting to reduce weight
- Updated yet classic styling
- Indented regulator button
Limited Edition Hardy Perfects
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The first of four Limited Edition Charles Jardine, Hardy Perfect 3 1/8" trout reels was released a month or so ago.
There is only ONE Brown Trout still available.
The Rainbow is available next and is shown opposite, below the Brown Trout model.
These will only be available once. 150 Worldwide - 20 allocated to Australia
The Limited Edition Hardy Perfects 3 1/8 coming into Aust/NZ. These reels feature the artwork of highly renowned Charles Jardine - Brown trout, followed by Rainbow trout, Brook trout and Grayling.
The Perfect feature artwork applied directly to the side plate of the classic 3 1/8" Hardy Wide Spool Perfect Trout Reels. These reels are one of Hardy's most famous reels with the time-proven perfect check system and the iconic ‘Perfect’ sound. Each of these beautifully built reels come in a block leather reel case, are individually numbered and include a handmade screw tool with limited-edition packaging.
"The Hardy Perfect reel is already a work of art,” said Jim Murphy, Director of Fly Fishing at Hardy. “These limited edition Perfect Reels with Charles Jardine’s original artwork, present a rare opportunity for collectors to obtain a piece of Hardy history.”
Charles Jardine is an internationally acclaimed fly fishing instructor, author and artist. He has been awarded the President’s Pin by the Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) and has also been named a Fly Fishing Legend in the USA. Hardy launched its first reel in 1891 and its most famous product to date, is the Perfect. Now 129 years later, the addition of Jardine’s artwork to these limited-edition reels makes them highly sought after collectable pieces.
The Trout Perfect is engineered from solid bar stock aluminum with a naval brass one-piece spindle, stainless steel ball bearings, ivorine handle and a silky gunmetal grey satin finish.
One Brown Trout still available here $1800.
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout and Grayling must be ordered and 50% deposit paid. Phone or email. The are very limited in quantity, so don't delay.
Phone or email if you are in New Zealand as we can remove Aust GST.
Howard Croston explains the reel.
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Hardy Ultralite ASR Cassette reel
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We believe this is the best cassette reel on the market. Large diameter give fast retrieve and quick change spools are really convenient. Combine this with an easy to use and understand line marking system and you have a great kit.
- Bar stock 6061 main construction
- High impact Composite spool
- Unique 'ASR' spool system
- Line ID system
- Multi pad, colour coded 340 degree disc drag
- Heavily ported lightweight design
- Full size range
- Reel is supplied with two additional spare spools and case. Extras are also available.
The ultimate cassette system reel, the new Hardy ASR (Assisted Spool Release) reel features a fast, easy to use spool release system that actively frees the spool at the flick of a switch and automatically engages the new spool with a simple push fit.
These are the best cassette reels available. The ASR 5000 is $499
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Shipping is FREE over $50 - or FREE EXPRESS if you spend over $150
If you are practising social distancing we invite you to visit our store online. Every item in the store you will find here. The link is below.
FOR ANYTHING you need JUST CALL - and we will send it.
Some people don't feel secure shopping online, so just give us a call and we can easily do the transaction by phone. If we don't answer we are probably busy, or on the phone already, so please call back. Remember we are only here 10-3 Mon-Fri until end of June.
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