The Gladstone Fly Rods from Hardy of Alnwick
Gladstone and bespoke Palakona rods are created in Alnwick by Callum Gladstone, a master rod builder with over two decades of experience.
Experience. Expertise. Passion.
Sublime rods for a sublime angling experience. It was nearly a century ago that Hardys invented a planing machine that revolutionised the construction of split-bamboo rods. The straight, delicate, yet immensely strong bamboo that was created, was called Palakona and has been the blank material used in the rods ever since.
The Gladstone perfectly expresses the heritage concept at Hardy. Their long history of rod making. Their continuing line of great craftsmen. Their heroic designs and peerless materials. Rods that are built from start to finish in Alnwick.
Rod making as it used to be, perfected for today. - Gladstone in three classic tapers - Leonard, Garrison and Payne
- Agate butt and chrome snake rings
- Swelled cork handle
- Flamed bamboo finish and chestnut whippings
