Hardy Fly Rods

I've never used one but Hardy makes a very good rod and reel.

What and where are you fishing?

8' is a little short for 95% of the type of fly fishing most will do. Standard is 9'.

good rods but overpriced in my opinion. 8' is a bit of a niche rod...5 weight is pretty typical for most trout and will handle all but the biggest fresh water fish and most sane sized inshore saltwater fish, not bull reds and tarpon or even big snook but smaller reds and snook will be fine on a 5 weight. A baby tarpon would be a handfull.... It is about as good a balance between castability and forgiveness as you can get....4s will not tolerate inept casting and 3s take an expert to keep from snapping them in half....the same as you go up in size to so extent except it starts to show up in casting and not snapping the rod.

I’ve got a bunch of Hardy rods. Their one piece big fish sticks are the best in the business when it comes to durability. You can’t break them. I haven’t used any of their lower line weight or freshwater offerings.

I have Zephrus SWS in 4pc 6wt, 1pc 9wt, 1pc 10wt, 1pc 11wt, and 1pc 12wt.

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dude trying to sell me an expensive rod?

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Hardy is very bougie… I think they are made in England which is an even snootier layer

Ive thrown 4wt, 8wt, and 10wt Orvis Recons and have enjoyed them across the weights. I keep an eye out for lightly used Gen 1 Recons (Green blanks)