Hardy Ultralite MTX 7000 Fly

Hardy is the Ultralite MTX 7000. Like a sports car, Hardy has added a little extra carbon fiber, a few extra letters after the name and raised the price in the name of performance. Weight

Like the other Hardy reels we tested, the MTX suffers from a single turn drag. What’s worse, is that the MTX can only really be turned about ¾ of the way. This means that you’re only going to get about 1.5lbs of usable drag. If you really crank it down, you can get up to 4.5lbs, but it’s really tough to do, particularly with the small drag knob. All the way down, you’ll be free spooling.