Available March 2011

The Proaxis range of one and four section fly rods have been designed and developed by Hardy in conjunction with some of the world's finest saltwater guides and anglers.

The development team, led by former Olympic athlete and five times Tarpon Gold Cup Grand Champion Andy Mill, have pushed Hardy's SINTRIX technology to the absolute limit of saltwater fishing, and the end result is staggering in both performance and durability.

The fast action one and four section ranges are loaded with cutting edge features including lightweight saltwater safe custom hardware, REC titanium recoil guides and of course Hardy's revolutionary SINTRIX technology.

Proaxis rods are lighter, stronger, more impact resistant and capable of withstanding much higher loads than standard graphite fly rods, with less chance of damage. The technology allows you to cast further, fish longer and fight harder when pursuing the ultimate saltwater prize of any species.

The one section version improves power transfer and removes the worry of a joint working loose in the heat of battle. The removal of all joints also improves weight distribution further enhancing the in hand feel of the lightweight Proaxis range.

What Is SINTRIX Technology?

SINTRIX material provides rods which are 60% stronger, up to 30% lighter and with hugely improved impact resistance over conventional carbon fibre. Initially the new technology will be used in Hardy fly rods but eventually SINTRIX will also be used in Carp, Coarse and Sea ranges within the Greys and Chub brands.

SINTRIX is an enhanced fortified matrix resin which supports and bolsters the carbon fibres in a rod blank to withstand a far higher degree of bending and loading than ever before. Through technology, exclusive to Hardy & Greys Ltd, specially treated silica nano spheres are blended into a SINTRIX™ resin. Thousands of the nano spheres surround every individual carbon fibre giving a very even distribution of the particles throughout the resin which results in rods with unparalleled smooth casting actions.

This technology is radically different to any previous nano rods using titanium nano or carbon nano tubes. These previous carbon nano technologies simply attempted to reinforce the carbon and not the all important resin. The bending strength of a SINTRIX fly rod is vastly improved over outdated common designs. Controlled testing has proven that SINTRIX fly rods are over 60% stronger and up to 30% lighter than previous carbon rods. A SINTRIX fly rod will bend further without damage and will also take incidental impacts far better than any conventional fly rod design.

At Hardy & Greys Ltd. it is believed that SINTRIX is THE new generation of carbon fibre technology and is the most significant breakthrough in rod development since the move from glass to carbon fibre twenty five years ago.

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