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In 1891 they patented and launched "the Perfect" fishing reel to complement the fishing lures they sold. It was successful and they received a royal warrant from King George V of the United Kingdom. They continued to create a variety of winning fishing reels, some of which had novelties including a complete bail arm and long casting reels.
In 1897 they opened a shop in London's Pall Mall that lead to international expansion of their fishing rods, lures and guides still made by hand in England.
In 1967 Hardy Brothers was bought out by the Harris and Sheldon group and in 1985 renamed the "House of Hardy Limited." It was later merged with a former Hardy employee's fishing company and renamed "Hardy and Greys Limited" in 2004.
In 2008 the history of the House of Hardy was made into a documentary, The Lost World of Mr. Hardy.
In 2013 the company Hardy & Greys was sold to Pure Fishing, a division of conglomerate Jarden Corporation, that was later renamed Newell Brands. Newell sold Pure Fishing to Sycamore Partners in 2018.
HERE'S A REALLY GOOD HISTORY OF THE COMPANY...
Now, when my wife Carol and I vacation, we tend to get in at least one fly fishing trip. We did a float trip down the Bow River in Banff, Canada the day after we were married on the banks of the Bow;
We did a float trip down the Penobscot River in Maine, catching Smalllmouth Bass, then we did a wade trip west of Lincoln, Maine to catch Brook Trout.
I fished alone in Cherokee, NC and got skunked, then the next year we fished in Banner Elk, North Carolina and caught Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Brook Trout.
We just wrapped up a trip out to Colorado Springs to see my daughter, son-in-law and grandkids but we found time to travel north west to the South Platte River and fish an area in the Spinney Mountain State Park called the "dream stream". Each time we fish and Carol gets to go along we try to get a "photo op" that I call my "Hardy Girl"!
This Fishing Report was submitted on 9/7/2025 6:18:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 9/12/2025 8:57:38 AM.
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