Hey All,

 

sorry, meant to post this in the other topic section,  please move if possible!! 
 

I’m looking to add a new jig rod and curious to get feedback from anyone that got their hands on these when Dobyns did their testing phase a little while ago, wondering how these compare to the Sierra and others in their family.  
 

As always other suggestions are welcome, and for context I’m looking to cap at about $220, any help is greatly appreciated! 

Edited March 20, 20215 yr by aPaul19
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I have three of the Kaden series from the testing phase, I really like them.  They are sensitive, well balanced and very light.  The only other series I have is the Fury line, and the Kaden series is a whole lot better which it should be.  I don't know about the Kaden series since they changed all of them from split grip to full grip, haven't gotten my hands on one to see the difference.  I have started to replace all my Dobyns rods with Cashion ICON rods now, the Icons are very nice and extremely light and sensitive!  Those are the rods I have experience with, hopefully that helps some!

2 minutes ago, FishinBuck07 said:

I have three of the Kaden series from the testing phase, I really like them.  They are sensitive, well balanced and very light.  The only other series I have is the Fury line, and the Kaden series is a whole lot better which it should be.  I don't know about the Kaden series since they changed all of them from split grip to full grip, haven't gotten my hands on one to see the difference.  I have started to replace all my Dobyns rods with Cashion ICON rods now, the Icons are very nice and extremely light and sensitive!  Those are the rods I have experience with, hopefully that helps some!

I’ve read that most people feel those Cashion rods are on the heavy side. I’ve never held one, so I can say myself. I like the look of the grips on them.

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59 minutes ago, waymont said:

I’ve read that most people feel those Cashion rods are on the heavy side. I’ve never held one, so I can say myself. I like the look of the grips on them.

I don't notice the difference between them and my Dobyns, but maybe it is just me!  They aren't as balanced as the Dobyns, but to me that is what sets Dobyns apart from the other rods I have used over the years.  I also like the fact that Cashion is built right here in the USA!

To my understanding the Kaden is essentially an alternate blank that is on par with the Sierra series but they have more tip. The Sierra line seems to generally have more tip than the Fury line as well.

I have Champions, Kadens,Sierras and Furys. The Kaden has a faster tip than the Sierra and it is noticeable as it should be, That's why Gary created it, on par with Seirra but faster tip. I went with the 745c in Kaden for some jigging.