Hardy

The perfect lightweight Avon rod for barbel, long trotting and feeder fishing on rivers and still waters alike.
Hardy have retained the full flavor of a classic Avon rod whilst utilizing modern materials and construction.
The Marksman Specialist Avon is beautifully balanced and light actioned, yet right at the cutting edge of
rod design and technology, making it a very special rod indeed.
The Hardy Anti-Lock action makes the Marksman Specialist Avon a dream to play fish on.
Line Rating - 5-12lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee.

The Marksman Specimen Avon 11ft 6in is the more powerful brother rod to the Specialist Avon, with
a faster action and more power in the butt section to suit modern methods and bigger specimen fish.
This makes it ideal for fishing standard feeders, PVA bags and method feeders.

The Marksman Specimen Avon isn’t just a river rod though - it can be used for countless different uses
on many stillwaters. Feeder fishing, legering and float fishing for specimen fish are all a great experience
using this high-modulus, beautifully slim Avon. The Hardy Anti-Lock action gives the angler tremendous
confidence when playing fish close to the net, enabling big fish to be quickly controlled in tight situations.
Line Rating - 6-15lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee

The Specialist Float 13ft is featherweight in the hand and has a lovely crisp feel whilst casting, yet retains
tremendous striking power. The overall action is super smooth, with our unique Anti-Lock helping you to land
more fish. The Specialist Float 13ft is great for the finesse required for smaller silver fish using fine hooklengths
and small hooks, but there’s also an underlying power lurking within its pleasing profile which will easily tame
bigger fish. This rod has the all-round ability to land big fish on light line too. During field testing in competition
Dave Coster landed three double figure carp - using a 0.12mm (3lb) trace and a medium wire size 18 hook.
Line Rating - 2-5lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee

With the name Specimen on this 13-foot model you’d think it had been designed to handle bigger fish -
and you’d be right. To many ‘power’ float rods have stiff, top-heavy actions, but not the Specimen Float.
This rod is beautifully balanced, lightweight and altogether more subtle than other big fish rods. It retains
the streamlined profile of its Specialist cousins, but exudes extra power from that slim, ultra high modulus
blank. In fact it feels almost as light as a standard rod built for smaller fish, until you hook a monster and feel
the power and control.This really is a big fish float rod that’s a joy to use for long periods on both rivers and
stillwaters. With immense casting potential and cleverly integrated extra strength in the middle and butt
sections, as well as the Hardy Anti-Lock progressive fish playing action, this is a rod for anglers who want
to stay in control at all times.
Line Rating - 3-8lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee

The Specialist Float 14ft offers more control than the shorter rod whilst retaining many of the characteristics.
The action enables you to mend line very easily yet deliver excellent tip speed. Where performance is needed
the Specialist Float 14ft comes into its own, with the extra length aiding casting distance without compromising
striking speed. The combination of extra length, perfect balance and the Hardy Anti-Lock fish-playing action
really do make this a great rod for anglers wanting an all-round float rod.
Line Rating - 3-8lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee

Demanding venues often require longer float rods to get the best from them, and generally the longer the rod,
the better the control. In the past, this extra length often came with compromise. Not any more.
The four-section Specialist Float 15ft, utilising Hardy ultra-high modulus carbon is a fabulous rod. You’ll
appreciate the extra length when controlling a float on moving water or tackling deep swims and the line
pick-up on the strike is as fast as it gets. The Anti-Lock action works in harmony with you when playing
fish and inspires utmost confidence, even at close range. You will also appreciate the extra power in the butt
section, which enables you to stay in control at all times.
Line Rating - 2-6lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee

The Specialist Feeder 11ft is a versatile rod designed for close and medium range work on both rivers and
stillwaters. Slim, lightweight and with a crisp action, the Specialist Feeder has power in the butt for added
casting performance and fish-playing control, whilst the carbon tips and top section blend together seamlessly
to produce a soft tip action. Whilst this model is primarily designed for close work with bombs and light feeders,
it still has plenty of power when hook a big, strong fish, making it perfect for tench, bream and medium sized
carp as well as chub and barbel. There’s also plenty of finesse built in, so by using the sensitive 1oz and 2oz
carbon quivertips you can fish successfully for smaller species like roach, crucians and perch. The 3oz quivertip is designed for faster flows and when fishing for drop-back bites.
The Hardy Anti-Lock action makes fish-playing on small hooks, or in difficult hook-and-hold situations,
more reliable than conventional rods and dramatically reduces lost fish due to hook pulls.
Line Rating - 3-10lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee

Many anglers appreciate a longer quivertip rod, so we’ve added the Specialist Feeder 12ft to the range.
Its a great rod that can cover just about everything a feeder rod needs to do. The super high modulus
blank has excellent casting power, but is tempered with a progressive, smooth anti-lock action which allows
a much wider range of tackle to be used.
This rod has no problems coping with hard fighting species like carp and barbel, where control is vital.
The Specialist Feeder 12ft really is a ‘go anywhere’ feeder rod that’s suited to a wide variety of river and
stillwater fishing situations, with a reserve of casting power for launching all types of feeders a long way.
The Hardy Anti-Lock fish-playing action allows a wide choice of reel lines and hooklengths to be used and is
mellow enough for soft mouthed skimmers and bream. The rod is supplied with 2oz, 3oz and 4oz
carbon quivertips, though stillwater anglers fishing for bream have the option of purchasing softer tips
if necessary.
Line Rating - 3-10lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee

The Marksman Specimen Feeder isn’t for the faint hearted! Its casting performance is remarkable and
performs long casts with large feeders with ease. The 3oz, 4oz and 5oz carbon quivertips prove that this
rod is for anglers who don’t want to be run around by a large fish.

It’s brilliant for fast water fishing, especially on large rivers like the Trent, Severn, Thames and Wye
where the 13’ length really comes into its own. This rod makes it easy to pick off far bank chub and barbel
with maggot filled blockend feeders, yet is equally at home catching big bream or tench from large lakes
using big groundbait feeders. Try it also for distance casting for carp using method feeders. Immensely
powerful though this rod is, the Anti-Lock action gives added security when playing fish at close range.
Line Rating - 4-12lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee

The Ultralite Bomb is a super light, yet surprisingly powerful quivertip rod that comes into its own when
targeting fish under hard conditions or in tighter situations. It is equally at home on slow paced rivers,
small overgrown stillwaters and man-made fisheries. Even larger lakes, where fish patrol the margins, are
suitable for this highly sensitive rod, which copes beautifully with accurate, short to mid range legering and
light feeder work. Sensitive 1oz and 1.5oz carbon quivertips are supplied, for enhanced bite detection.
The Hardy Anti-Lock action, incorporated into the blank, produces almost ‘electric’ fish-playing experience.
Line Rating - 3-6lb. Supplied with protective Hardy tube
Unconditional lifetime guarantee