Hardy
The Hardy brothers’ company in Alnwick; fly rods and fly reels of the highest quality.
The brothers William and John Hardy started a workshop in Alnwick in Northumberland and made fishing rods and reels. The firm became known for fly fishing.
The Perfect reel of 1891 and rods of split cane, glued bamboo, made Hardy famous among fly fishermen. The reels are still made in Alnwick.
The Hardy name on the reel’s side plate and model names such as Perfect and Bougle.