Wanting to swop or sell my Stealth Bomber, 5wt, 9''

[Fly-o-holic]

Good day to all,

I have moved from JHB down to Cape Town and now have no use for the fast action Bomber. I used the rod 7 times while fishing in the Vaal for SMY's. The rod is complete with original tube and 4 piece cloth cover.
I would like to swop the rod for a decent 9', 3 or 4 weight rod.
If you are interested, please pm me or give me a call. I've never posted a picture before, so will SMS or Whatsapp to interested parties.
For the type of fishing that I currently do, a medium/fast to fast rod will do.

Kind regards and have a great weekend
Pierre
0824566583

[Andre]

The bomber would be an awesome rod at Lakies. Keep it.

Good day to all,

I have moved from JHB down to Cape Town and now have no use for the fast action Bomber. I used the rod 7 times while fishing in the Vaal for SMY's. The rod is complete with original tube and 4 piece cloth cover.
I would like to swop the rod for a decent 9', 3 or 4 weight rod.
If you are interested, please pm me or give me a call. I've never posted a picture before, so will SMS or Whatsapp to interested parties.
For the type of fishing that I currently do, a medium/fast to fast rod will do.

Kind regards and have a great weekend
Pierre
0824566583

[Fly-o-holic]

Hi Andre,
Correct, I whole heartedly agree. I just find that I need to load the rod at least 1 line weight up to get it to load
So what is a good 3/4 weight for the Eikendal, Lourensford light type fishing?
Thanks for the advise

Regards
Pierre

[Andre]

The bomber loads beautifully at line weight. Its only the first one or two false casts where you get a bit out before it loads nicely. Once you have half a line in the air, it comes into its own. Also remember just because you cant feel a rod load, doesn't mean it isn't loading.
For light bank fishing, I don't really know, as I don't do this type of fishing, but I guess anything from a 3wt up that can bang out a line. I don't think stockie trout are too fussy. Its only when you start getting into specialised applications, which are mainly river applications that I would get too pedantic on the rod, but for bank fishing a stockie pond... anything goes.