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 Invulgar |
Bouglés-England Made? |
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Posts: 17 02/21/2008 13:02 |
Gentleman:
How can I ascertain my Bouglés are made in England? They are both numbered, but that is all... no Made in England marking. Best regards, Invulgar |
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fishnbanjo |
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Posts: 5332 02/21/2008 13:21 the Canefather |
What version are they?
banjo
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Posts: 6 02/21/2008 13:50 |
Hardy has never made anything but Prototype Bougles outside of England. All Bougles including this years MK VI are made in England. The same holds true for
Cascapedias. At this point all of the lightweight series (flyweight, featherweight, LRH) are still made in England although Hardy is considering moving them.
As of 2/08 all of the Hardy Classic reels for sale in the US are still British made. Their has been some misinformation on this and admittedly part of it was
Hardy's fault. But Hardy only considered moving production on the classic series they have not done it, and they have assured us (Cortland) that they
don't intend to move the Cascapedia or Bougle anytime in the near future.
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Invulgar |
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Posts: 18 02/21/2008 15:31 |
Thank you, fisbanjo and Burk48237. It gets even more interesting:in fact, the 3/25 is marked; but the 3/50 is not. Both MKVI, both numbered and virtually
identical, except for the size, of course!
Regards, Invulgar |
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Posts: 7 02/21/2008 15:48 |
Invulgar wrote: Hardy at one point last season was considering moving all their reel production out of England. At that point as a cost saving measure they pulled it off all their reels. They did lower the price of all of their classic reels. We are trying to get them to put it back. For the record the Korean Reels are clearly marked (sticker) and have to be, buy law.
Cortland/Hardy Rep MW
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Posts: 5184 02/22/2008 09:04 Bulldog1935 |
I received a message in reply to this from a friend in Alnwick.
Please don't shoot the messenger. He stated that all Hardy reel production is now in Korea. They are working on prototypes in Alnwick, but don't have the personnel remaining in Alnwick to produce reels there. |
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enigma309 |
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Posts: 64 02/22/2008 11:12 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger |
Deja vu ......... again...
So I asked House of Hardy "Which was the last model Bougle made in the UK?" They replied "Hello Brian. The last Bougle to be made in England was the Mark V version." |
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Tricky |
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Posts: 167 02/22/2008 13:58 |
I recently handled one of the marksman reels and I can safely say that the Korea move for these new fangled reels was a great idea. The classics should have
stayed in Alnwick though...
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orange caddis |
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Posts: 102 02/24/2008 20:25 |
Hardy sure seems to be in the obfuscating mode! If that is correct that the last Bougle to be made in England is the MKV they are shameless!
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rredge |
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Posts: 53 02/24/2008 23:52 |
The Hardy web page on the Bougle MVI has a photograph of the reel that shows the stamp Made in England.
If it is true that the MKV was the last Bougle made in the UK, this reel has never actually been on the market. Alternatively, the statement that the MKV was the last one made there is incorrect, and some at least of the Bougle MKVI reels are UK made. Has anyone seen a Bougle MKVI in real life, as distinct from a photograph, that is stamped Made in England? |
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enigma309 |
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Posts: 69 02/25/2008 07:34 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger |
What confuses the situation is that the Hardy web page for the Bougle Mk VI actually shows a MARK V with the
Made in England text.
I notice a number of dealers are also using this same photo.... A real photo would be good |
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orange caddis |
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Posts: 103 02/25/2008 07:39 |
I have a MKV and a MKV1. The MKV has the wording " made in england by hardy on the spool" the only wording on the MKV1 is " Hardy Bougle
MKV1". It is not even close to the picture on the UK web site. The reel and the picture on the web site are not in concert. I bought the reel the first
year it came out. Like I said before if it is true they are shameless! I emailed hardy and asked them as well will keep you informed of their response!
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rredge |
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Posts: 54 02/25/2008 08:40 |
enigma309 wrote: So it does, but with the colours of the frame and spool altered.
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orange caddis |
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Posts: 104 02/25/2008 09:14 |
i have a mac and having trouble posting a picture if someone can help me on this i will post a picture of the reel...
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enigma309 |
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Posts: 70 02/25/2008 09:32 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger |
Orange
e mail them to churchillsporting at gmail dot com |
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orange caddis |
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Posts: 105 02/25/2008 10:19 |
done.
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orange caddis |
hot off the press, this is the response from hardy concerning my email to them: | #16 | ||
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Posts: 106 02/25/2008 10:24 |
David The Bougle reel is still currently manufactured in the UK, machined at GT Precision and assembled at Hardy - Alnwick. Regards Graham GRAHAM PIRIE Hardy /
Greys / Chub / Fishpond Customer Services Manager, Willowburn, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2PF, England Tel +44 (0)1665 602771, Fax +44 (0)1665 602225
www.hardygreys.com Registered in England No. 229782 Registered Office : Willowburn, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2PF "Hardy", "Greys",
"Chub" and "Hardy Advanced Composites" are trading divisions of Hardy & Greys Limited
Last Edited By: orange caddis 02/25/2008 10:27.
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enigma309 |
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Posts: 71 02/25/2008 10:29 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger |
Someone should get their story right!
Hello Brian. The last Bougle to be made in England was the Mark V version. Regards Scott Nellins, Game Product Assistant, Hardy & Greys Ltd, Willowburn, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2PF, England Tel +44 (0)1665 602771, Fax +44 (0)1665 602389. www.hardyfishing.com www.greysfishing.com |
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enigma309 |
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Posts: 72 02/25/2008 10:30 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger |
For David
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orange caddis |
obfuscation! | #19 | ||
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Posts: 107 02/25/2008 10:36 |
Something is fishy here!
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enigma309 |
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Posts: 73 02/25/2008 10:41 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger |
I appreciated the fact they replied to my original enquiry within about a couple of hours...........seems they did the same for you...
Bad bad marketing huh? |
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