So its black Friday and I'm gonna purchase a Dobyns fury 703c rod(which are on sale for 103.99 at TW for anyone interested). I am gonna get a reel to go with the rod but not sure on which one. Any suggestions are welcome, 100 to 150$ thanks for your time!

Diawa Fuego CT or Tatula CT - both solid reels.

 

Other than the T-Wing system in the Tatula - the two are virtually identical...same frame, spool, brakes, main gears.

is the t-wing system worth the extra bucks?

Some say yes, I'm happy with my two Fuegos...so I say no.

5 minutes ago, fishinNWA said:

is the t-wing system worth the extra bucks?

I've been fishing one for a while and in my opinion, it is a nice-to-have feature but not a must-have feature.  YMMV.

53 minutes ago, fishinNWA said:

is the t-wing system worth the extra bucks?

If you see yourself casting baits using straight 17-20lb mono/copoly/fluoro, then absolutely yes. If not, no real advantage.

5 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

If you see yourself casting baits using straight 17-20lb mono/copoly/fluoro, then absolutely yes. If not, no real advantage.

Fury 703C to me spells 'jerk/shakey' rod...and that means 10#-12# line

 

At least that's what my FR-703C is mainly used for.

1 minute ago, MN Fisher said:

Fury 703C to me spells 'jerk/shakey' rod...and that means 10#-12# line

True, but does a reel stay on one specific rod forever and ever? Not here.

1 hour ago, QED said:

I've been fishing one for a while and in my opinion, it is a nice-to-have feature but not a must-have feature.  YMMV.

I  totally agree. ??

I certainly didn't buy Steez and Zillion 1000 reels because of the TW, but for the range of 34 mm aftermarket SV spools out there. 

The theory of the design produces less line friction coming off the spool,

and it works fine even with the smallest braided line. 

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and the whole falling line guide idea is pretty neat - we haven't seen one of those in 100 years. 

I have the Fuego, the Tatula 100, 150, 200 and the 300 reels. I use the Fuego for froggin with straight braid. I don't use leaders so yeah, I like the T Wing.

I have two Tatula 100CT’s and both have performed great.  That platform will balance perfectly with the 703.