I said i would post a comment on this new range we will be launching soon.

But first some history.
Stealth was started as David levene, who at the time was importing several american brands.Scott,redington,bauer etc. He saw that the rand was beginning to take a slide. At the time the rand was around the 3:1 range. He went to korea and began buying direct from the same factories as the brand names.

Thus stealth offers a range of exellent quality tackle at lower prices.What this did was to develop the idea that stealth is a good entry to medium priced rod range. For the most part that's been fine with us.
But over the last couple of years we have noticed a trend. Guys buy our rods and then for various reasons then leave the stealth range and buy other names.
(this next part is touchy so please bear this in mind, i'm not making any direct comments about various brands)
A common thread via comments from various points reveals a perception that you buy stealth while you are learning and then you upgrade to a better outfit or brand.
we have tried to fight this perception buy telling you who makes their rods in the same factories as ourselves.We hoped that would spread the message of our quality versus price issue. Its debatable wheter the message has got through.
Aain there are no bad brands in SA, just a wide range of rods at an everwidening price range. i have been trolling through various mags from around the world and i'm convinced that we possibly have more brands on offer here than NZ and AUS combined. Pick a brand we will have it availabe here in some form.wholesaler importing or retailers bringing in the brand for their exclusive rights.

At the beginning of this year we took a looong look at our range and decided to kill some ranges and introduce 3 new models to meet spesific price points.


The first one will be the Adventure range which will retail at the R500-R700 range. The cost of making a 2pce rod is now the same as a 4pce and the market wants 4pce rods.So that will take the place of the old black 2pce and the stealth travel. One year unconditional warrentee.

The next one will be the NANOTEC. this will retail at R1000.00. One year warrentee.We will doing something really special with this one when we launch it,so watch out for it.

Finally Infinity.
We figure it's time to begin challenging the more expensive price points with a range that can hold its own in terms of action, fittings and the like.

we have gone all in with this range. The best blank material we can get, the latest manufacuring process and then really good fittings from REC,like nickel titianium snake guides. The reel seat for instance is a REC silver nickel uplock with a california buckeye burl wood spacer.
Models will be a 10' 3 and 4wts specifially for the cape. then the rest are 9' 4/5/6wts.The jury is still out on bringing a 106 through.
Actions are fast. The rods are very light and so far the testers haven't broken them. One of them has tried(you know who are!)having said this the testers are all good fisherman who know how to bend rods correctly.
What we are very chuffed with, is that we have a line spesific rod if its says a 5wt ,its a 5wt. We have found that by overloading it changes the feel and it feels off.( thats not just me saying this as a marketing bumf)
The rods will all come with aliminium tubes and a new feature, a tube sock to prevent scratches.
Price R2500.00
warrentee on the rod. one year unconditional provided you produce the till slip with the broken section.There after parts can be bought at R250.00 a section.
lifetime warrentee's are a myth!!

There you have it. i'm hoping to have them available late october early november and will let you all know when and where you can see them.