I am interested in the difference between the two reels. Particularly quality; appearance; value; and collectibility. Thank you.
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Hardy Bougle: difference between MK iv & Mk vi
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Hardy Bougle: difference between MK iv & Mk vi |
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Posts: 275 04/11/2009 22:43 |
speyed wrote: simple, MKIV made in england MKVI made in korea. nothing else to be said. |
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Posts: 961 04/12/2009 11:33 |
orange caddis wrote:Promise? 
speyed ... use the Classic Reel 'Search Forum' box for more detailed info, but in a nutshell and in response to your difference between queries ... Quality -- it's a push ... i.e., they're both fine reels Appearance -- see pics Value -- Mk IV Collectiblity -- Mk IV Mk VI Porting -- drum (both sides), foot and crank plate ... ivorine handle with slotted wire ... aluminum spindle 
Mk IV Porting -- drum (face only) ... permali wood handle with 'conventional' wire ... steel spindle 
And following, a Mk IV that I altered way back in 1999 ... 
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Posts: 113 04/12/2009 14:34 |
orange caddis wrote: Actually, the early Mk VI were made in England. |
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Posts: 277 04/12/2009 15:47 |
ZenCane wrote:no one has been able to confirm that, many conflicting answers from hardy. either way we know for sure that mkIV was made in england. sorry shoeless no promises here. |
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Posts: 68 04/12/2009 17:07 |
Go for IV and you can count on that you have put your money for the future.
I have no experience on VI and believe that those are ok reels but being Korean made makes them undesirable (at least at the moment). There's one thread in this board about too thick reel feet as well (non-compliant with stds) http://clarksclassicflyro...u.com/topic/21524?page=1 -Jukka |
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Posts: 2729 04/12/2009 18:04 |
I recall getting a VI here through the classifieds from a guy who was very sure at the time that it was made in England. I like its raised-pillar looks, it's smooth as silk, and it fishes fine, thank you. Anyway I've never been one to get terribly excited or xenophobic over such matters. That probably has to do with my own origin--hastily conceived and vaguely recorded in Deadwood. That, however, is neither here nor there and, as the old forum disclaimer goes, is just me. Having a few promises to keep and a mile or two to go before I sleep, I've found a tolerance for irony keeps me on track. BHB |
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Posts: 114 04/12/2009 18:38 |
orange caddis wrote: Actually, as the owner of a MK VI from the very first run which is marked "Made In England" I CAN confirm that. I acknowledge that most of the MK VI reels were made in Korea, but the very early runs of them were made in England. |
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Posts: 146 04/12/2009 19:48 |
When it was made known that production was shifting to Korea, Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters in San Francisco bought out Hardy's entire run of "Made in
England" Mark VI's. Leland's openly stated this on their website.
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Posts: 33 04/16/2009 20:23 |
ZenCane wrote: I would love to see a picture of that reel. I was at FTD when the Mark VI was introduced and working at the Hardy booth. Not one of the Mark VI's on display (first run) had "made in England" on the sideplate. So you may have a real rare piece of history. A confirmable transition Bougle Mark VI.
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