Only £359.00
NEW FOR 2008
There is nothing quite like the Hardy Marksman range.
It isn't just the input of science and technology that makes the Marksman rods so extraordinary, there are other very important considerations. We've utilised the input from our enviable line-up of top consultants and expert rod designers.
Alan Yates has spent nearly three years on the design project and John Bailey has been testing the rods on the bank for nearly as long. So have many others, including Dave Coster. All have been pushing the prototypes to the limits.
The Marksman Specimen Feeder isn’t for the faint hearted! Its casting performance is remarkable and performs long casts with large feeders with ease. The 3oz, 4oz and 5oz carbon quivertips prove that this rod is for anglers who don’t want to be run around by a large fish.
It’s brilliant for fast water fishing, especially on large rivers like the Trent, Severn, Thames and Wye where the 13’ length really comes into its own. This rod makes it easy to pick off far bank chub and barbel with maggot filled blockend feeders, yet is equally at home catching big bream or tench from large lakes using big groundbait feeders.
Try it also for distance casting for carp using method feeders. Immensely powerful though this rod is, the *Anti-Lock action gives added security when playing fish at close range.
*Hardy Anti-lock is built in to all Marksman rods. Essentially, when the rod is under load, in a fish-playing situation, it continues to transfer the power, and lunges of the fish, into the rod curve rather than bottoming out too quickly. This greatly reduces the chances of hook pulls, and makes fish playing a truly rewarding experience. By using a special blend of carbons and optimum resin ratios, Hardy have fine tuned the Marksman range to offer ultra high performance rods that retain that all important fish-playing feel.
All Marksman Specimen rods come with protective cordura tube, aluminium stoppers and custom designed anodised aluminium reel seats with screw down reel hoods. (Images below)