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== House of Hardy ==

Hardy is again marketing a line of glass rods, covered in the Modern Rods section. The last of the Alnwich made glass rods, the Hardy Perfections, were discontinued a couple years ago, but are still available from some sources.

Hardy originally bought blanks from J Kennedy Fisher, which were shipped to England for assembly.  Eventually, Fisher built Hardy's rod production facility in Alnwick, England.  The most recent rods built

== Product lines ==

=== Glaskona ===

=== JET ===

(named for the initials of John Taratino, the rod designer)

=== Fiberlite ===

(?)

=== Perfection ===

<table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<th colspan="3">PERFECTION (E-GLASS FIBER)  Rods</th>
</tr>
<tr><th>LENGTH</th><th>SECTION</th><th>LINE</th></tr>
<tr><td>6'6"</td><td>3pc</td><td>#3</td></tr>
<tr><td>7'6"</td><td>3pc</td><td>#4</td></tr>
</table>

=== Zephyrus ===

(made for the Japanese market), these rods were rumored to be an S-glass/graphite composite

<table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th colspan="4">ZEPHYRUS (GLASS FIBER/GRAPHITE)  Rods</th></tr>
<tr><th>MODEL</th><th>SECTION</th><th>LENGTH</th><th>LINE</th></tr>
<tr><td>5'9"</td><td>3pc</td><td>5'9"</td><td>#2/3</td></tr>
<tr><td>6'8"</td><td>3pc</td><td>6'8"</td><td>#3</td></tr>
<tr><td>7'7"</td><td>3pc</td><td>7'7"</td><td>#3</td></tr>
</table>

[[Category:Classic Rods]]