Those Dobyns rods are good for Bass BFS fishing. If you want to Trout fish, you'll want a rod with a softer, more moderate action. I learned that from experience, and many lost trout. When those trout start head shaking and jumping, that Dobyns will let them throw the hook fast because it just doesn't have the give of a more moderate action rod. AliExpress is a necessary evil for us USA BFS fans. You can find lots of good, inexpensive rods and reels to feed the addiction there... just waiting for them to arrive on the slow boat is a pain. Glad to see another BFS fisherman making videos! Keep up the good work, and I look forward to seeing more from you!
Thanks for watching and the advice! I’m going to break down and buy one from Ali express soon.. you just hastened my process. I don’t trout fishing enough to justify anything really expensive.
@@ScruffyCityFishing you bet. Knoxville born and raised. I've fished, just about, every nook and cranny you can in the area. That's one reason I love this place, you're 15 mins away from the lake/river wherever you are.
The guy who commented above.. fishing discoveries has some great content on bfs. He goes all out with replacing bearings. Also, Rawr fishing is a kast king guru. I’m thinking that if I had another bfs set up, I could take all bait casters and maybe one ultra light spinning kayak fishing. One for bottom baits, one for moving baits, then my normal heavier bait casters.
KastKing hasn't released a domestic BFS rod yet but if you don't like Dobyns customer service you will definitely be happy with KastKing. You can buy a Zephyr rod through Ali Express to match the reel.
They ended up coming through, but it took months. I actually did just buy another BFS rod off Ali express. Going lighter this time. Now looking for a cheap reel.
@@ScruffyCityFishing if you decide to spend a little more money, KastKing is releasing a NEW BFS reel in the next few weeks called the Kestrel Elite. It's just over $200 but it weighs in at just a little over 4 oz making it the lightest reel on the market. High end pricing from KastKing but it's going to end up being a game changer! Glad you're enjoying the Zephyr!
@@WorldsOkayestFisherman I saw and mouth watered over it! 😂 thanks for watching and chatting btw. I subbed to your channel and will have to check out some of your videos.
Those Dobyns rods are good for Bass BFS fishing. If you want to Trout fish, you'll want a rod with a softer, more moderate action. I learned that from experience, and many lost trout. When those trout start head shaking and jumping, that Dobyns will let them throw the hook fast because it just doesn't have the give of a more moderate action rod. AliExpress is a necessary evil for us USA BFS fans. You can find lots of good, inexpensive rods and reels to feed the addiction there... just waiting for them to arrive on the slow boat is a pain.
Glad to see another BFS fisherman making videos! Keep up the good work, and I look forward to seeing more from you!
Thanks for watching and the advice! I’m going to break down and buy one from Ali express soon.. you just hastened my process. I don’t trout fishing enough to justify anything really expensive.
Just subbed. Like the content and got to support the local guys. Go vols!~
Heck yeah! I appreciate it! You local to East Tennessee I gather?
@@ScruffyCityFishing you bet. Knoxville born and raised. I've fished, just about, every nook and cranny you can in the area. That's one reason I love this place, you're 15 mins away from the lake/river wherever you are.
@@henryrollen481 absolutely! It’s nice to have to make a decision between so many places to fish on a given day.
Great video and info! I have only ever used the basic spinning open faced reel. I never am too picky about anything I buy haha.
Thanks so much for watching! I didn’t used to be picky, but after assembling a decent amount of combos I am now slowly specializing and upgrading.
@@ScruffyCityFishing I should really do that too haha
Nice video! I'm still trying to decide on my bfs setup. Seeing the Keitech makes me want to make a decision sooner rather than later.
The guy who commented above.. fishing discoveries has some great content on bfs. He goes all out with replacing bearings. Also, Rawr fishing is a kast king guru. I’m thinking that if I had another bfs set up, I could take all bait casters and maybe one ultra light spinning kayak fishing. One for bottom baits, one for moving baits, then my normal heavier bait casters.
KastKing hasn't released a domestic BFS rod yet but if you don't like Dobyns customer service you will definitely be happy with KastKing. You can buy a Zephyr rod through Ali Express to match the reel.
They ended up coming through, but it took months. I actually did just buy another BFS rod off Ali express. Going lighter this time. Now looking for a cheap reel.
@@ScruffyCityFishing if you decide to spend a little more money, KastKing is releasing a NEW BFS reel in the next few weeks called the Kestrel Elite. It's just over $200 but it weighs in at just a little over 4 oz making it the lightest reel on the market. High end pricing from KastKing but it's going to end up being a game changer! Glad you're enjoying the Zephyr!
@@WorldsOkayestFisherman I saw and mouth watered over it! 😂 thanks for watching and chatting btw. I subbed to your channel and will have to check out some of your videos.
Nice video my friend
Thank you! Looking forward to more BFS catches!
Subbed 🤟😊
Thanks! Hoping to have many more bfs videos in the future!