New Hardy 'Sintrix Zenith' fly rod for 2011 by Hardy

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

http://www.hardynorthamerica.com/

[FlyReelFisher]

Anybody break any of these yet?

[Jgoding]

I bet I could find a way to break one while fishing.... I always seem to find a way to break stuff that is supposedly "unbreakable".....

[Jed Peters]

Bill, do you carry this rod in a #5? What's the msrp?

[Sam4Homes]

There was a 5 wt shoot out and the hardy Zenith won the best over all rod, short range, long range, accuracy etc. I really want to cast that thing.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

We are suppose to get some in this week?

The 9' #5 - 4pc is $645.00

[luckydude]

What did people think of these when they came in?

[k9mark]

I read that shoot out too and the Zenith whooped it according to them.

[luckydude]

Yeah, but notice nobody seems to have anything to say about these rods.

I wonder if they are just too spendy so noone has one, or if people had a different reaction than the shutout, or what?

Maybe anyone who has one is way too busy fishing it to talk about it? :)

[pvsprme]

They don't seem to be any more, if anything a bit less than comparable Sage, Loomis and definitly Winston. I believe it's a case of brand that hasn't been as exposed to the US market. I'd like to know if the 10'-8 weight is that much better than the competition?

[jimmy1]

I have this rod since mid May. The 5wt 9'. I sold my Z a couple of months ago. It just felt heavy and laboured after using the Hardy.

[pvsprme]

I have this rod since mid May. The 5wt 9'. I sold my Z a couple of months ago. It just felt heavy and laboured after using the Hardy.

The 5 wt x 9' weighs 2.9 oz. The 10' x 7 AND 8 wt are each 3.5 oz. That's light!