За разлика од крапџиите, чии познати фирми се основани од 1955 наваму, мушичарите датираат малку порано
Hardy
That history began in 1872, when William Hardy established himself as a gunsmith in his home town of Alnwick, Northumberland.
To begin with, lancewood, hickory and greenheart rods were produced, but, by 1880, bamboo had been added to the range. The Company was the first manufacturer to invent a system for building rods in hexagonal form from bamboo. The Hardy Palakona bamboo rod won the Company's first exhibition gold medal in 1881. Hardy products only stopped winning when gold medals were no longer presented at such exhibitions.
Greys
Founded in 1968 as ‘Greys of Alnwick' by passionate angler Malcolm Grey, the company quickly forged a strong reputation with anglers by launching a range of high performance mid-market fly rods including the iconic ‘Kielder' fly rod series.
Fly line, reels and apparel soon followed as well as market expansion into carp and sea fishing with the ‘Power Play' carp rods and ‘Hi-Power' sea rods. These developments broadened angler awareness and established Greys as one of the most popular and respected fishing tackle brands in the UK.
Winston
While 1929 may be an infamous year in financial circles, it is one that is cherished by anglers worldwide. For that’s the year Robert Winther and Lew Stoner started what is known today as the R.L. Winston Rod Company.
Orvis
Founded by Charles F. Orvis in Manchester, Vermont, in 1856, Orvis is America’s oldest mail-order outfitter and longest continually-operating fly-fishing business. Privately owned by the Perkins family since 1965, today Orvis is an international, multi-channel retailer with more than $340 million in sales (2012) and approximately 1,700 employees.
Cortland
At our core, Cortland is a line company. And has been for nearly 100 years. More to the point, we’re a fishing company, which means our advancements and designs are geared toward catching more and bigger fish.