New Hardy Marquis And Perfect

[headscan]

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=24909

 

Scroll down to the 9th post for pics of the new Marquis. They look pretty much like the old ones to me, except I guess they don't say Made in England on them.

[SilverDoctor]

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=24909

 

Scroll down to the 9th post for pics of the new Marquis. They look pretty much like the old ones to me, except I guess they don't say Made in England on them.

Not made in England any more. Very sad.

[maxwell]

yea dude they "brought em back" suppose they had problems selling there gear with the retail so high.. the prices have almost been chopped in half since htey moved too korea.. probably trying too compete with the other high end gear in teh market

[ogilvie]

The quality of these new reels is very high...and Max nailed it about having to compete...in the years gone by,Hardy had to pay rod builders 35 GBP(pounds) an hour to build fly rods...it doesn't take long to figure out that in this world that is OK for custom builders but not a mass producer. The same went for the reels...and one has to remember that Hardy isn't about Fishing gear(in our eyes perhaps) but AeroSpace! their technology is and has been used in the Space Shuttle,Stealth Bomber,and many more. Why should they build a fly reel that retails at $900 when in the same time they can build a component for the US AirForce and receive half a Million and some!??

If you have reels made in England from Hardy hang onto them! If you have the ones made in Korea...USE them...they are good

I think the new rods coming out of Korea for Hardy are better than the rods Hardy has made in the last 10 years.! The only serious issue with Hardy /Greys products these days is their inability to treat we mere colonials with respect and provide quality service! it ain't going to happen!