Malachite 3pce 5wt rod

[Stef]

Hi Guys

I received a Kingfisher Malachite 3pce 8,6ft 5wt rod as a present yesterday. Does anyone else own one? I haven't had the opportunity to cast it yet, but the finishing on it looks really good. Any comments on this rod? I wonder how it compares with the Explorer Guide series. Apparently the Malachite series retail around R1000.

[dpammenter]

i fished with a Kingfisher 4/5wt rod YEEEAAARRSS back, but i found it quite nice (ok, it wasn't mine, but i fished with it for a few days). i don't know what the model was, though, sorry.

[dizzy]

Yeah a bought one, fished it once and the reel seat pulled out. So I sent it back and got something else. Besides the fact that the reel seat pulled out, it fished ok, it was a bit slow actioned in my opinion.

[Matatazela]

I have a 6/7 and an 8/9 weight. Both are great for the money. I use the 6/7 mainly for bass, and it throws a line very nicely. It is not ultra fast, but it is by no means slow.

[Scythe]

They are the limp dicks of the rod world ... having said that ... they're good starter rods and I still have my Malachite Gold 8WT which I got when I started flyfishing.

[rols]

hi stef
i have a 5/6 weight 2 piece malachite gold class and have been fishing it for the last 5 years. have had no problems. i use it primarily for bass and it has enough backbone. in fact it was my brothers before so it's been used quite a bit. look it's not the same as my 4wt g loomis, but if i could afford more of those i would. on a 5wt every cast does not have to be a full line. i think you'll have a lot of fun with it.
cheers

[amfff]

Hi,

I have 3 Malachite Fly rods & I'm pretty happy with them. I think for the price you cannot go wrong.

later
Francois