I own 12 Loomis rods so it was a departure for me to buy anything else but I experienced a problem a few weeks back and sought an answer. I had several fish shake off a crankbait before they came anywhere near what I would call netting distance. Reason: The rod was to hard and was not up to the task. I thought about all the cranks I have and have used over the years and I just really didn't have a rod that was crank "specific". I'm not saying this rod is better than that rod and don't want to start any swirling controversy but I am whole heartedly endorsing my new Dobyns 804 cb rod. I cannot put into words how nice it was to get something that performed as well as this rod as it certainly does one thing very well. I know that pro's fish glass rods ( or so it is rumored..

)... But I don't spend 200 days a year on the water and felt that I would be sadly enept at detecting a subtle crank bite with something like that. This rod feels like someone attached a spinning rod to a crankstick. When I get bit the rod loads up and I reel in the fish. I was concerned about an 8 foot rod being made of a composite but those initial fears were put aside on my first fish as it had all the sensitivity I wanted with plenty of backbone when I wanted it. The rod tip followed those head shakes and what do ya know??? No more lost fish

. I have rather antiquated reels yet I consistantly was able to put my bait out farther than the front seat partner even though we were using the same size baits. I threw Norman baits the other night from DD22's and 14's down to little-N's and was comfortable with the set up in all cases. Great rod at a great price. If your in the market
I personally think it is worth your checking out.
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