Dobyn Rod sensitivity

[Masterbasser45]

Whats everyones thoughts on Dobyn's Fury sensitivity? I spooled up some cheaper flourcarbon  and a tungsten weight and I thought the sensitivity was good.

[zippyduck]

Sensitivity is relative thing depending on material, balance, and weight of a rod.
The harder the material the more sensitive a rod. A balanced rod is always more sensitive. The lighter a rod is the more sensitive it is.

A fury rod that is not a cb rod is pretty sensitive but no where near an Xtasy.
So now we have to examine rod price ranges.
In that price range the Fury rods are hard to beat. compare it to most other brands in the same price range and it is in the top three.
For the average angler the Fury series would be all they would ever need.

[rb-nc]

The most sensitive rod you can buy....is the one that is most comfortable in your hand. You wind up not putting it down. It fishes so easy it becomes part of your arm. That's the very reason I flat can't stand GLoomis. I know they are great rods, years ago I was even on staff. The just were not comfortable to me. We have an old Gen 1 684C that we have rebuilt the grip on twice because we have worn it out so much. We know the newer models have better material and are lighter, but for the way we fish spinnerbaits, that is THE rod. Daiwa Zillion on 20lb fluro and it gets USED. Robert will not even tie a spinnerbait on another rod.

[Smallie_Stalker]

Sensitivity is relative thing depending on material, balance, and weight of a rod.
The harder the material the more sensitive a rod. A balanced rod is always more sensitive. The lighter a rod is the more sensitive it is.

A fury rod that is not a cb rod is pretty sensitive but no where near an Xtasy.
So now we have to examine rod price ranges.
In that price range the Fury rods are hard to beat. compare it to most other brands in the same price range and it is in the top three.
For the average angler the Fury series would be all they would ever need.

There was a piece online recently by (IIRC) Field & Stream that voted the Fury line the best rod for the money in it's price class.




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[Dink Dawg]

The overall sensitivity in the Fury line is very good.  As said, and said well, a balanced rod will be more sensitive in the hand.  Just as important is the angler's familiarity with the vibration or contact sensation of their lure.  A rod that is neutral in your hand helps develop that familiarity.

Another issue that is not talked about that much is guide matching, guide count and placing the guide set properly on the spline of the blank.  Dobyns (Gary) makes these build issues a priority and has emphasized the rods are built on the spline.  That's one more time element during wrapping.  Also, compare guide counts to other brands and you will find them a guide count less than Dobyns. Less labor, less components and more profit.  Flex and roll a Dobyns casting rod and you won't find line contact with the blank.  I won't name the brands that short cut.  It's the package that provides the performance.