The Hardy LL 9’2 #3&4 are amazing dry fly rods and cast themselves. The 9’9 #4 is an absolute beast (I think it fishes much like a 5 weight) and can cast very long for dry droppers, etc. The 10’2 #2 and 10’8 #0/2 both are like a #3 to me, rival the T&T Contact II easily and have some additional features that really come into play, especially the top two snake guides which really reduce tangles. The finish is also less sticky in wet conditions. Perhaps the perfect rods if you are into this niche..
Just bought the 10’8” 0/2 and love how it fishes!!!! It will load with the lightest of bead heads. Love the flexy tip and it has backbone for days to fight the biggest trout. It’s becoming my favorite nymphing tool and I fish the Sage esn hd, T&T contact 2, Diamondback nymph and a Moonshine epiphany. Thanks for the video!!!!!
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Interesting! How would you rank the rods you just mentioned? Also wondering where are you located? I'd be up to meet so I could bring my 2 master nymph rods and Maxia rod. I can't find any dealer carrying the hardy. And I have yet to make up my mind about the black diamond... I am hoping to test the Hardy when I go to Europe in January.
I bought this summer the 9.9 # 3 , I've been really amazed about the performances of this rod , on nymph and dry fly fishing , I think that when fly rods are designed and tested by someone that can put all his awesome background on this, the results just outperform all the mumbo jumbo more expensive top class fly rods , promoted often only trough emotional fishing day scenario advertisements . By the way I must to spend some words on how some of them are featured with pathetic hardweare ,tubes and socks ,absolutely worthless the price you're payng. Hardy on this side is a queen .
Hi Howard , I’ve started fishing for sea trout using euro nymphing techniques , would the 10ft 8 3 weight be more capable of casting slightly larger beaded flies than the 02 weight , I use straight through mono leaders . Thanks
