[Sandy Nelson]

let me think

[Rob Brownfield]

We've got 2 prodigy's and they both had 'made in korea' stickers on.

Perhaps someone took yours off before they sold you it

Sandy

That would not supprise me in the least.. Would not be the first fast one that particular shop has pulled ;0


Magnus,
I do hear what you are saying, but i still say that if you ask the average Hardy owner where is rod is from, he will say Alnwick  I noticed that Loomis have quelled rumours by using the words Made in the USA in star spangled text on there adverts  Subtle as only the Americans can be!

[Magnus Angus]

Yes from the outside it seems like Loomis were all but forced to take some sort of action to assert where their rods are made because they are owned by Shimano USA - people jumped to wrong conclusions. Sage took similar flak when they introduced their "value" ranges - which are US made.

Premium Winston rods are US made - their lower priced rods Vapor and Ascent are made in China http://www.winstonrods.com/pdf/06FFAVaporEdChoiceAward.pdf They take some stick for that, its used against them in some competitor marketing.

"if you ask the average Hardy owner where is rod is from, he will say Alnwick"
How can you criticise a company for what uninformed people believe - the tooth fairy, Santa, George Bush, that Dyson still manufacture in the UK?

[Sandy Nelson]

You mean..........................................












.......................................The tooth fairy isn't, isn't......................................isn't REAL


You a weel mean mean man

I'm gonna tell my mum

[Rob Brownfield]

How can you criticise a company for what uninformed people believe - the tooth fairy, Santa, George Bush, that Dyson still manufacture in the UK?

Ok..maybe its the dealers fault???? But if someone is told the rod is made in the UK..then they will believe it if its got a Hardy sticker on it.

[Magnus Angus]

Sandy 

Rob
"But if someone is told the rod is made in the UK"

By who, where and why?

What do you expect rod manufacturers to do, paint Not Made in England on their products? Hardy like a load of other companies have decided that country of origin will not be their major selling point. Frankly, having tried fly rods from most sources the country of origin matters a lot less than the quality of design and the person or people who decide the line rating.

[salar35]

What the heck, Mick's rods are still cracking bits of kit and modestly priced, to boot. Going back to the comments on the Korean lassie, the timing was certainly just awesome.........if I were not a sexagenarian kirk elder , I'd say "count me in".