Hardy beachcaster

[mousey]

a friend of mine has just produced a hardy beachcaster that belonged to his grandfather and said he has another matching one at home . Can anyone tell me anything about them and are they worth anything,cheers boy and girls

mousey

[Davy Holt]

mousey:

a friend of mine has just produced a hardy beachcaster that belonged to his grandfather and said he has another matching one at home . Can anyone tell me anything about them and are they worth anything,cheers boy and girls

mousey

Sounds like it could be a Hardy "Longbow"

I've got a couple of them that I still use... real proper rods

[mousey]

It is a brown blank with orange whipping ,it ha old style eyes just wire rings ,also a sliding f

fuji reel seat.any more info.

mousey

[Jim Roper]

mousey:

It is a brown blank with orange whipping ,it ha old style eyes just wire rings ,also a sliding f

fuji reel seat.any more info.

mousey

Sounds like it could be a Hardy Tourney.

I was told they were designed by Leslie Moncrief.

Has it got the first (top) ring very close to the tip ring with the next ring about twice this distance from the first?

 

If it is a Tourney, he's got one hell of a rod. You can realy feel the tip action working. There wasn't much to compare with it when it was first sold. A mate of mine might still have one!

 

Jim Roper

 

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[Vagabond]

Davy Holt:

Sounds like it could be a Hardy "Longbow"

I've got a couple of them that I still use... real proper rods  

Have to agree with you there Davy - I still use mine !

[Jim Roper]

Vagabond:

Have to agree with you there Davy - I still use mine !

You may be right!

 

The Tourney I am thinking about was first available c1968 I think. The longbow may have been a cheaper version, on the same blank, a little later, hence the reel fittings.

 

Jim Roper

 

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[ 24. September 2002, 06:07 PM: Message edited by: Jim Roper ]

[mousey]

Thanks guys ,it also has the name victor beside the hardy badge, the ring is about five inches from the tip the next one and a half times not twice any good .also is it of any value (should he use it or keep it indoors).

does any one know of a site thst might have it on

[Jim Roper]

mousey:

Thanks guys ,it also has the name victor beside the hardy badge, the  ring is about five inches from the tip the next one and a half times not twice any good .also is it of any value (should he use it or keep it indoors).

does any one know of a site thst might have it on

Sounds like it may be a 'Hardy Victor'. The name is vaguely familiar. For some reason I've suddenly got it in my head that a Hardy Longbow was a reverse taper rod. Not sure why. The Tourney was a fast/steep taper rod with an alloy butt section.

Are we getting anywhere?

Not a clue on price!

There must be collectors of Hardy tackle reading this, I'm sure.

 

Jim Roper

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[Vagabond]

Jim, Yes, the Longbow is reverse taper - designed for the "layback" style of casting. I use mine with my faithful old Penn Squidder. I filed the plastic "airbrake" fins off the spools forty years ago to get more distance.

[Jim Roper]

Vagabond:

I filed the plastic "airbrake" fins off the spools forty years ago to get more distance.

Still got my 'baby' squidder somewhere (the narrow one).

 

If you wanted a spool without the fins, you should have got the Surfmaster 100!

 

With the more gentle acceloration of the reverse taper action, over-runs are not such a problem.

 

The Hardy Tourney was the British answer to the ABU 484 steep taper and a lot better. Would like to have one now!

 

Jim Roper

 

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[ 25. September 2002, 06:22 PM: Message edited by: Jim Roper ]