To many anglers fisherman & other people whose know who are hardy brothers from england we are very happy for youre video is not only super good more of super good god bless england & MR HARDY &his brothers amen thanks a lot sir

Thanks for a lovely film. I love my Hardy fly fishing Rods and Reels. I have St:Georg Reels, and Perfect Reels, 100 Years old. I am still fishing with them, never problems with them.

I was impressed beyond words by the gentleman who built beautiful reels. If they cost 20 times as much as mass-produced Chinese junk (and they should), they are worth every pence. Beautiful documentary and commentary. Thank you.

My mum died just after my 6th birthday not long after my uncle took me fishing over Hampstead heath ponds . His dad and brothers lined the bank all intent on out doing each other . I am the only one left now and live in a foreign land but i often think of those wonderful days and nights over Hampstead waiting for the float to slide out of sight . And of all the great characters no longer with us . Thank you fly fishing has always fascinated me .

I feel that Jim Hardy had the toughest time to manage Hardy’s business and he did the very best he knew....lots of changes started happening as the market started to change dramatically.... possibly fewer people embracing the Sportsman life and as he stated, pollution issues. His HollowKona rods were amazing and still prized to this day. Jim was the last real Hardy to manage the business and seemed a true gentleman like his Uncles and family before him.

What an exquisite bit of film makng! Was lucky enough to be born into a small family tackle shop here in the states. The hardy name was mystical. What a joy to see how the Hardy empire evolved.

This is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen

My first big purchase after graduating College was a Hardy’s Fly Rod and reel. I purchased the same setup my Uncle Had when I was 16 yrs old. My Uncle (RIP) had lovely Hardy Perfect reels and was directly responsible for my life long love of fly fishing. The craftsmanship and history of Hardy’s captivated me to this day. Having health issues has been heartbreaking but the memories of Hardy equipment and my Uncles passion lives on in my heart. Catching Trout on my Hardy Bamboo Rods on trips with my family and my Dad and Uncle are some of my most cherished memories. I will pass my tackle on to my Sons. What is sad (this film highlights what’s happened)...is the slow dissolving of a generation of ultra skilled craftsmen...now replaced by an attitude of buy it, then throw it away. Many lovely hand crafted things of the past may never be again. A century of amazing Fly Tackle. This film was so well made and reflects the lifelong passion that existed at Hardy’s for decades and decades.

I own an abundace of rods and reels, but my Hardy rod and reel (which was only produced for 3 years in the early 1980’s) are dire to me and I still fish them both after 30+ years. This brings back many memories

What an authentic and honest representation of a fishing community. Rich and poor, young and old. A firm that was created from an idea and subsequently respected across the world. Limited automation in the early days, no visual marketing, & no private equity (until recent years)

I still have my first fly rod and reel, bought in 1981, that's 42 years ago. I just fished in Bishop, California only a week ago. And I caught trout with that very same rod and reel. Still works fine. I have fished with that very same rod and reel every year. I have fished with it in many states, Europe and around the world. It didn't cost a fortune. The rod was made by Powell, 4 wt. 4 piece, boron graphite, and a Pflueger reel. There is great quality flyfishing rods and reels available today, 2023, that does Not cost a lot of money, that with care will last and last. Also, you develop a "feel" with your rod and reel that is a pleasure.

To all those tyers who created their flies without a vise, here's a heartfelt tip of the hat! I have trouble enough tying them with the help of a good vise! 👍🏻

A wonderful film. One of the worst parts of my life has been to witness the loss of hand-crafted artefacts and those who made them being cast aside.

Back when it was quality before quantity

Absolutely marvelous! I love watching all the old fishing films and that! Just like you said this is History, or part of History, without tackle shops like Hardy’s, there would be no modern tackle today! Hardy’s was the forefront of fishing! Thank you for sharing this, I really enjoyed it completely!

Well done Hardy...well done...thank you

Lovely little film. I am now filled with remorse because the Hardy rod and reel given to me as a boy by my great uncle got lost in the many moves of life. If only I had really understood and appreciated what he had given me . . I fly fish for trout in western N. America as often as I can - some of my tackle is made in the USA but I’m ashamed to say most of it is made in China.

There used to be an excellent tackle shop on Spittal St in Stirling where I was born . I will never forget going in and seeing the Hardy tackle , and dreaming of one day owning one . I've owned a few now , from my first which was a Viscount 9.6 #7 , to the 16ft #11 Swift Salmon rod , to my current Demon Sintrix 10ft #7 , and a few others in-between . Reel wise Ive owned a Marquis , Demon Cassette , mark 1 Swift , a Uniqua and my current Ultralight ASR . Every single piece of kit , has been class . Finished to the highest degree , and light as a feather , and perfect function . Ok you don't need to spend so much , I went decades on Shakespeare , Daiwa , Wychwood etc... but none of them have ever matched up .

Forever MR Hardy productos in our hearts from england to me😊😊😊

I was given a Hardy split-cane rod as a ten-year old Irish boy by a friend of my father. It changed my life.

Thanks for sharing this with us. Outstanding film, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Well that was truly wonderful to watch

I enjoyed this greatly . I watched it a few years ago and forgot how good it was . Hardy products , whether made in England or not , Hardy are top notch . You know you are getting sheer quality .

What a cracking history film, I learnt a lot....Thank.You..

My dad Terry Moore. Lost him on Christmas Eve and miss him loads 🥺💕

Mind blown 🤯 they tied flies without a vice. Total respect

Beautiful! I have fished with a bamboo rod since my grandfather gave me one of his Leonards when I was sixteen. When I was twenty-four, I found a Hardy Palakona in an antique shop for $30. Casting with that rod feels like slow motion. It’s probably time to retire it, it was made in 1934, but maybe just one more spring on the river.

Tight lines everyone.

Great film, great emotions. Thanks

A precious story.

Wow what a great show! Thank you

I have many fly reels from MR Hardy Made in 1912 salt Walter fly reels & fresh Walter fly reels ❤❤❤the dame of one ROLLS ROYS 😊😊😊

Gorgeous film.

I love hunting & fishing sports

tried to like but it would not let me id expect to see thousands as there should be ive used hardys rods and reels and they certainly live up to the reputation i woldnt say hardys have ever been forgottrn theyre the best man ever made such a brilliant documentary such a big peice of history wich should most definitely be used in manufacturing to this day perfect example of how its done in the shop how it all started 1000 likes from me well impressed, more videos should be made like this ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ 10/10

A really fine film. Heartwarming.

I love my older fishing tackle from England many pieces from the house of hardy England

Simply beautiful/ food for the soul.

When we sre watching this video our main flaying to england to ba at side of mr hardy fly fishing wirh his products bamboo rods &fly reels wonderfull moments what we have with mr hardy thanks for that video youre best fishers married preciado contreraz from mexico 😃😃😃😃😊😊😊

Quality unsurpassed!.

I could only look and dream of a Hardy Rod or Reel, even Mitchel reels, I could save my paper round money as a lad then always went and purchased cheap garbage throw away fishing tackle. Then when mass produced fishing tackle became the norm, my fishing tackle improved but still not one Hardy Rod or Reel to my name. Now aged 60 years old and during the pandemic lockdown I have been purchasing antique tackle, Hardy, Mitchell ext, all the fishing rods, reels I desired at a young age that I could never afford in the 1970's and 80's. It is wonderful to fish with these Hardy rods, cane, fiberglass, Graphite and beautiful reels most of them perform much better than the far east plastic junk of today that has no fishing soul. Yes Carbon Rods are lighter but in my opinion they perform no better that the rods of yesteryear in the right hands.

What beatifull world of mr hardy 52 years ago I have many flies rreels sweet &sailt water wirh bamboo rods from england desr mr hardy I catched many fishes wirh youre bamboo rods & fly reels nice job I go fishing every days all time in the morning thanks for you legasy of hardy fly reels from england see you next time your angler parthner fisher mr alfonso preciado

I have still got my Hardy fly rods one I bought new in 1976 a weight forward six! I paid £68 for it, it still to day has the plastic wrap on the handle which I never removed, it was bought from Galleon's shop in Cambridge uk, caught many trout on this rod when I use to use it, now just sitting in the garage.!!!

That was marvelous!

Beautiful film very much enjoyed ,cant wait for the weather to warm up a bit so a can cast a fly with my Hardy

I have one of this legacy of fly reels the eonderfull of mr hardy my fly reels sailt water reels 1890 from house of hardy made in england

2020 Golden thank you :-)

Forgot to say, I couldn't believe it when he said the size of the salmon fly used in Norway was an 8/0. it must have been like casting a small parrot out!!!.

VERY NICE DOCUMENTARY THANKS FOR SHARING

Priceless

I am an fisherman or angler from 1970---2024 the Hardy brothers productos aré the Best trout & salmon flyes fishing Tackle from england 🇬🇧🇬🇧🎣🎣🎣🌍🌍🌎🇺🇲🇺🇲🇲🇽🇨🇦🇨🇦🌍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇪🇦🎣🎣🎣🇲🇫🇩🇪🇩🇪🇮🇹

To me is very interesting you're video I have many fly reels from the house of hardy bamboo rods and flies in side in wood fishing box

I still use the Hardy flyweight reel, bought in the early eighties. A good example of having something that lasts a lifetime….high quality fishing tackle, hard to find these days.

Its 2023, currently the Chinese and Koreans and Americans make a lot of top quality Fly Fishing gear. Personally, I think the very best fly line is currently being made in Idaho. Americans have been making bamboo rods every bit as good as the English for well over nearly a hundred years. Fly reels every bit as good as a Hardy over 60 years now. The very best glass rods in my opinion made in Korea. Snobbery, is a terrible thing. Remember, the most prized object that many people carry every day around the world is and Apple I phone... Made in China.

My father gave me in 1970 he went to England & bought many flies reel rods flies today in 2022 I'm using to catch big fish

Great film and I'm not even a fly fisherman though I can appreciate it's nuances wherein the mindless robotic overindustrialisation of product has no place.

The legasy from england to me & to some budy whose love fishing with flies ❤😊

yes we do mourn hand built fishing items very few fishing tackle you buy now last like some of the old hardy reels

Wonderful

The House The Hardy Brothers Built. Great film, great story. Thank you.

Good film to watch

Absolutely superb bit of film. Highest regards from my "made in Alnwick" three dozen Hardy rods and twenty eight Hardy reels, and from myself of course! Also, if it's not made in Alnwick then it isn't a Hardy. Cheers, Steve

I love this film I have 3 mr hardy fly reels & bamboo rods 😃😊

Awesome doco

Pretty cool video!

You know you are old when you grew up fishing British-made Hardy fly tackle.

Back in the mid 1980’s I split up with my then girlfriend and decided I was going to spend my salary on what I wishes to do, I went into Hardys London shop, tried out all the salmon rods, bought a Delux 15.4” , a big Duck bag, fly boxes, a Marquis No 2, and spare spools, a net, need I go on? Great fun, about £750 on the card, and freedom! Scotland and Norway followed.

Forever in this world I have 2 House of hardy fly reels thanks a lot MR hardy I am owner of 2 big great flies reels

I love fishing sport watching this video I feel me at you're Sid fishing in England

Wow … great film !

fantastic for me the best i own 3 marquis love the sound

My association with Hardy tackle began with the building and use of some Fibatube glass blanks that l built for myself and fellow members of our specimen group many years ago, in all the years (50+) that l have built rods from Fibatube glass blanks they have all been of the highest quality, not something l can about other makes l have used!

Nice video 👍🇺🇸

Lovely film, my first rod was a Hardy

Why is this age restricted? I'm sixteen and would love to watch this documentary but nope some one reported it to wreck it for everyone

Great film,I won second prize in the One man one rod exhibition at the Hove exhibition! Long time ago anyone who knows who came IST?

Hardy is no longer Hardy YOU SOLD OUT TO THE YANKS.

good video

Ke años eran eso ke lindasos salmones no como haora todo devastadooo

Wwooooohhhhh

This vidio is to all the families from england to the world I dont known why we need an code to watch it 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣

Why lost I change this word by best world of mister hardy legacy

The businessman who said they had moved to a marketing company misunderstands marketing, why compete on price with people you can never compete on price with? The answer is to compete on your terms, which are exclusivity , English made, and high quality. He is an example of the 1970s executives who were , I am sorry to say it, not ver6 good business men. The man making his real in his workshop is far more switched on, as is Edward Barder who makes can rods.

Bruce & Walker is the closest British tackle rod makers to Hardy. Hexagraph barble rods are still the best (rrp £1,100), but hexagraph fly rods are too heavy, unless Bruce & Walker redesign the hexagraph blanks for fly rods.

This video is to all families from englan & around the world take free this video 1890---2022 😃😃😃😊😊😃

When I am flshing with house of hardy flies reels rods from england I feelme fishing with MR HARDY in england I bought my house of hardy fly reels rods on ebay USA 😃😃 in my hands I have not only the best flies reels & bamboo rods from england I have gold in my england flies fishing tackle older 1890---1980 fly reel& bamboo rods from MR hardy to me the house of hardy factory in the ROLLS ROYS cars factory from england I love my house of hardy fly reels sailt water reels rods from england 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😊😊😊😊

Yes you don't know but when I take aways to have my fishing tackle from house of hardy fly reels & go to catch an rainbow trout h I feel me Mr hardy

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="169">2:49</a> you wont see fish like that nowadays in fact, never again, the way the environment has gone!

The big fishing tackle family from England

I feelme fishing in England

I am not young by any means, and have always detested gaffs, anyone who likes them should have one driven through his flank, use a net , always, and to young anglers I would say NEVER beech a fish you will return, always net them, and if you touch them wet your hands.

Toward the end someone was complimenting Hardy on the their ‘Angel’ rod .... that was/is recognised as a disaster. A disaster of (I’m guessing because it was panned by all and sundry) the misstep or mismanagement of moving out to overseas. Their marketing is rubbish to this day (look at their website). The management made big mistakes - they didn’t realise that the value in Hardy (fishing not any other technology) is in their name and niche. Greys for mid market - though the Streamflex was as good as any Hardy rod. The zephrus is the first good trout rod since the Gem (at least in my opinion) hopefully they are on the way back. If you look at Watch companies - I don’t think you see the Swiss worry too much (swatch created to compete) you didn’t see Patek give up and start making quartz watches.

from Japan.Who is the caster in the picture at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="64">1:4</a>:50? teach me please. Thank you.

Very good.

That salmon is a corker, I have been attaches to a 21 pounder and it was like an Exocet missile crossed with a tractor , god knows what that 40 pounder was like!

Tom Brady @ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="78">1:18</a>.

I am 62yearsold

Great company great history . I own a fair amount of their products BUT I found this video depressing. Especially the music

Why the lost world of hardy when I have many fly reels the house of hardy & bamboo rods

Buck Förre, its age restricted because it shows in graphic detail the dressing and undressing of a jock scot and if you have ever seen a scot undressed you would know its not pretty lol