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November 9, 2015

A Hardy also provides the most incredible sound of any reel ever made

– something akin to a two stroke engine racket that echoes down the river canyon when an angry steelhead makes a kamikaze run after it’s been hooked.

This perfect pairing, however, goes beyond aesthetics and auditory pleasure. The wabi sabi combination of the industrial roughness of the reel and modern sleekness of the rod is beyond beautiful. More importantly, the weight of these reels seems to hit the sweet spot of just enough heft to balance these two handed rods on the upper cork grip unlocking a spey rod’s true long distance casting potential. The House Still Stands: Hardy’s of Alnwick | A Continuous Lean.

Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 9, 2015 5:15 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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