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I don't know if this question has come up before, but can anyone tell me please. Which, if any, of the Hardy Split Cane LRH Spinning rods is the strongest i.e. the thickest or most powerful ? Thanks.
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Re: Hardy LRH rods
They did 3 models, no1, 2 & 3, 3 being the most powerful, it is a real brute.
What did you want it for?
What did you want it for?
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Indeed the number 3 is a beast - steel centered if I remember correctly.
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Re: Hardy LRH rods
They also did a very light 0 and a later LRH Spinning which was similar to the 2.As mentioned the 3 is the strongest.The LRH Spinning is a super rod.I used mine with an ABU Ambassedeur 5000C.A perfect combination.
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Having never measured them I can’t speak from first hand experience but a general feeling is that the LRH No1 equates to a test curve of about 1.75 lbs and the No2. About 2.25lbs.
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Re: Hardy LRH rods
The LRH 0 was shorter than the others which were 9ft 6in each. It was 8ft 6in according to the 1951 catalogue.
LRH 1 & 2 were the initial ones with the No:3 arriving in 1938.
I have a few LRH 2s and with age and use they vary - but 2lb+ t/c - which I find sufficient for many fish!
LRH 1 & 2 were the initial ones with the No:3 arriving in 1938.
I have a few LRH 2s and with age and use they vary - but 2lb+ t/c - which I find sufficient for many fish!
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My LRH 3 was most definitely not steel centred, although it's possible others were.
Edit: I measured the t/c of the No.3 at around 3lb, but mine was a little soft, I suspect it had started to delaminate somewhere.
I passed up on a 'Big Game' cane rod at a boot sale a number of years back, about 8', most definitely steel cored. It wasn't that pricey, rather wish I'd bought it.
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Hi Paul F. As I have collected all the B James rods I needed in my collection, I thought I would have a look at the Hardy rods. I am only interested in more powerful ones as I would use them on larger species, Barbel Carp etc.
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Re: Hardy LRH rods
Thank you to everyone for the information. I didn't realise quite how many different models they made. Does the LRH denote they are Lure rods or something else ?
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