Dobyns Fury 7'9" Swimbait Rod and Shimano Curado 301K Problem

[ghost]

Don't know who else owns this combo, but the reel seat on the Dobyns Fury 7'9" swimbait rod and Curado 301K, the reel moves slightly sideways. It's annoying as all get out!

 

I have to say I'm quite disappointed this happens. I think the reel seat on the Dobyns Fury Might be a tad wide. I'm going to mount the the Curado 301K on another swimbait rod I have and find out if it seats better.

[WRB]

Did you contact Dobyns?

Tom

[ghost]

Not yet, I will though. I just found this issue today, first time using the setup. I need to try the Curado 301K on my 2 other swimbait rods and find out if it might the the reel foot on the Curado 301K.

[softwateronly]

Might be worth contacting Dobyns like @WRB suggests.  I have the exact same set up and the reel seats tight and stable.  Hope it gets rectified for ya soon.

 

scott

[casts_by_fly]

For a temporary fix, grab a piece of card from a box of cereal or some other type of packaging. Single or double layer the size of a reel foot and stick it between the foot and seat. Sometimes the metal on a reel foot can be thin from top to bottom and the reel seat hits the ends of the foot before the top of the foot. You’ll know that’s the case if when screwing down the lock nut you get a pretty firm stopping point and not a build up of tension.