Lockdown indulgence...

[John Keane]

Faced with the prospect of no salmon fishing until April 2021, what did I do? Treated myself to a secondhand Hardy Demon 9000 Salmon Fly Reel. Lovely bit of engineering and it will match the one I already have as it’s always handy to have two rods set up to enable a quick change of line density and method (or in the event of a breakage) The reel uses plastic cassette spools and, in my opinion, has been often copied but never bettered including by Hardy themselves.

 

[Aknib]

I fear you're on a slippery slope.

I did similar with a Hardy Conquest and now I've got five of the bloody things mg:

 

[John Keane]

Fly reels and Centrepins, bit like apples and pears Steve. I only own one ‘pin but watch this space...

 

[S-Kippy]

I would happily indulge myself but despite my very best efforts I simply cannot find anything I really want....let alone need.

 

[Peter Jacobs]

You should be very happy with the Hardy Demon John as the materials and build qulity are second to none.

I still use an old Hardy Marquis fly reel on occasion and it is as good today as the day it was made.