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Hardy Announces a Rod Revolution
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Hardy & Greys has announced what it believes to be the biggest development in fishing rod design for 25 years. And it is backing it with its biggest ever investment. If the new technology developed by the UK company is as good as it believes - and the tests are difficult to argue with - results will be on a similar scale to the transition from glass fibre to carbon.
The excitement is around a new material called SINTRIX, which can be used to create rods that are 60% stronger, up to 30% lighter and with dramatically improved impact resistance over conventional carbon fibre. SINTRIX is unique to Hardy & Greys and is supplied exclusively by a technology partner. Initially the new technology will be used in three Hardy fly rod ranges available from January 2011. There will be on saltwater range and two freshwater, which will include double-handed models. It will later be transferred to its carp, coarse and sea ranges within the Greys and Chub brands. The company estimates that within five years up 70% of all its rod production will be using SINTRIX.
Hardy & Greys will introduce SINTRIX to the industry at EFTTEX and will have fully-cosmetic production models ready for the ANSPO show in Germany and the IFTD show in Denver, both in September.
Early SINTRIX rods have been subjected to what Hardy & Greys consultant Howard Croston described as 'unreasonable testing" in the Florida Keys, where huge dolphin, bonito, tarpon and even a 225lb hammer-head shark were boated on SINTRIX fly rods.
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