Shimano Slx vs Dobyns Fury

[Joshua van Wyk 276]

Hey guys,

I was thinking for my next spinning rod I should get either a Dobyns Fury 702 or a Shimano Slx medium light. I have a fury and I really like it but after hearing the guys at Tactical Bassin say they prefer the slx I'm in two minds. I'll put on either a Daiwa Fuego LT 2500 or a Daiwa BG 2500, cant decide between the two reels either, but I'm kinda leaning over to the BG. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

[flyingmonkie 434]

I mean... those guys know their stuff.  Fury is hard to beat bang-for-buck on the heavier end, but I'd take TB's word for it on the ML.

[bayvalle 25]

Tactical Bassin likes everything Shimano. Makes me wonder.

[michaelsrex 13]

On 2/2/2019 at 6:26 PM, bayvalle said:

Tactical Bassin likes everything Shimano. Makes me wonder.

It's true 

[Revival 54]

I own serval Dobyns and love them.  I am curious about the SLX too.

[TBAG 100]

I love my Sierra 702s I bought during the last TW sale.

[wasabi_VA 36]

Handle them both. One will speak to you.

[Glaucus 868]

The problem with the SLX is that the selections are so limited. 

[punch 579]

On 2/10/2019 at 8:39 PM, michaelsrex said:

It's true 

 

On 2/2/2019 at 5:26 PM, bayvalle said:

Tactical Bassin likes everything Shimano. Makes me wonder.

To be fair Shimano is killing it these days. Their current product line is very good. Curado K, all the MGL spool reels, the expride line, the new SLX budget stuff, the new Stella, the Exsence.. who's making better high end & mid-range stuff than them right now?

[NYWayfarer 2,420]

If you are planning on pairing the rod with a Daiwa reel stick with Dobyns.

 

I can't be the only one that gets the shivers thinking of a Daiwa reel on a Shimano rod or vice versa

[fishwizzard 1,669]

On 2/2/2019 at 6:26 PM, bayvalle said:

Tactical Bassin likes everything Shimano. Makes me wonder.

Their stated reason is a preference for long leaders, which do not play nice with Daiwa's TWS line guide.  

[Revival 54]

13 hours ago, fishwizzard said:

Their stated reason is a preference for long leaders, which do not play nice with Daiwa's TWS line guide.  

If I remember correctly, it was not only their preference of long leaders, but also the size of the line they are using (heavier line) causing thicker knots which would cause problems with the TWS.

[newyorktoiowa57 21]

Are they sponsored by shimano?  I have seen them doing product showcase videos for shimano.