Hardy Sintrix Proaxis Fly Rods

Product Description

The Hardy Proaxis ranges of 1 & 4 section fly rods have been designed & developed by Hardy in conjunction with some of the worlds finest saltwater guides & anglers. Hardy SINTRIX™ fly fishing rods are the best rods we have ever produced. They are beautifully balanced, lightweight with crisp clean actions that provide both superb casting & fish playing characteristics. They are also phenomenally strong thanks to the revolutionary nature of our new SINTRIX™ material. The Hardy development team, led by five times Tarpon Gold Cup Grand Champion, Andy Mill, have pushed Hardy’s new Sintrix technology to the absolute limit
- & the end result is staggering in both performance & durability. These fast-action rods are loaded with cutting edge features, like lightweight saltwater-safe hardware, titanium recoil guides &, of course, Hardy’s revolutionary Sintrix material. Proaxis rods are lighter, stronger, more impact resistant & capable of withstanding much higher loads than standard graphite fly rods. So, with less chance of damage, you can cast further, fish longer & fight harder when pursuing big saltwater species. Proaxis 1-Section Fly Proaxis 1 Section rods have been designed & developed to offer the ultimate rod for the professional saltwater fly angler. The one section design provides a perfect match for the extreme challenges & pressures of saltwater fishing. Designed & manufactured with Sintrix (the latest in silica reinforced matrix resins), these rods can give up to 60% increase in compressive strength
- & when combined with the one section design improves power transfer & removes the worry of a joint working loose in the heat of battle. The enhanced weight distribution further enhances the superb balance Proaxis range. Proaxis 4-Section Fly With all the benefits of the 1-Section rods, the 4-Section Proaxis have been designed & developed to offer the ultimate rod for the professional saltwater fly angler
- but in an easy to transport, four section format. Designed & developed in conjunction with Andy Mill Manufactured with Hardy & Greys Sintrix Material
- giving up to 60% increase in compressive strength. Incredible strength to weight ratio High performance, fast action design Top of the line titanium guides from REC & Fuji Hardy designed two part skeletal reel seat Background SINTRIX™ is the trade-marked brand name for Hardy & Greys new composite rod material. The material was initially developed by 3M in the USA for the aerospace industry. 3M has only awarded four fishing tackle companies licences to use its base silica nano matrix material. Hardy & Greys Ltd. Is the only UK brand with a licence. The specific mix of material used for SINTRIX™ is exclusive, & therefore unique, to Hardy & Greys Ltd. The Material SINTRIX™ is carbon fibre held together with a resin impregnated with silica nano spheres. This technology is brand new & produces a material that is significantly stronger & potentially lighter than traditional carbon fibre. There are two key advantages provided by silica nano spheres. First is the even distribution of the nano spheres throughout the resin providing equality of strength throughout the blank leading to crisp & clean rod actions. The second advantage is that silica nano spheres resist compression forces better than any other known material. This results in a fishing rod that is at least 60% stronger than a standard carbon fibre rod without interfering with the action. The enhanced compression characteristic also greatly improves impact resistance & durability. Because SINTRIX™ material is stronger, in some cases less material is required & thus a rod can be lighter than an equivalent carbon fibre model. Weight savings of upto 30% are possible. SINTRIX™ is significantly different & better than carbon nano tube materials currently in use with other manufacturers. Carbon nano tubes do not distribute evenly within resins & are prone to conglomeration. This creates adjacent areas of strength & relative weakness leading to failure. Hardy & Greys have extensively trialed nano tube technology rejecting it for its only marginal improvements & considerable inconsistency.