Well, for starters, the Hardy Ultralite MTX-S is an expensive fly reel. There are decent fly-rod-and-reel combo kits out there that cost less than the price of this piece of fly-fishing equipment.

Fly reels used to play second fiddle to rods, at least in the fly-fishing world. Volumes have been written about the nuances of bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite fly rods. But the reel? “It’s just a ...

Late last year, Jonas Clark reached out to the owner of Vintage Fly Tackle, an online dealer of ultrafine rods, reels and other fly-fishing equipment ... and English-made Hardy reels.

For me, fly fishing is what it's all about because ... with a really comfortable grip. And the Hardy reel is a wondrous piece of kit that is cast from a block of aerospace-grade aluminium with ...