born2fish94 Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Hey everyone, im sure all of yall saw my previous post about the st.croix rage rods. Well in that many people brought up the dobyns rods, particularly the savvy series since they are the same price point as the rage. I have heard tons and tons of great things about them, nothing bad yet. Now what i'm asking yall is, is this just a name brand hype?? or are the really that good?? and why are they that good?? once again just looking for some opinions. Quote
ClackerBuzz Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 you can't go wrong with a dobyns, st croix (premier and avid up), powell or duckett. lots of guys here love shimano's too. you can always hold them in a local dick's etc. just search the forum for 'shimano rod' and you can read tons of feedback. and search the technique+rod ie drop shot rod. jig rod. you can literally read all winter. powell and st croix handles are pretty spot on for my taste...duckett slightly longer (i even prefer), dobyns slightly shorter (better in a kayak but not as fun from shore). i like powell's quality but i would say duckett, st croix and dobyns are more sensitive. don't worry too much b/c you will like them. just get the right power and action for the technique ur using. where are you fishing? if you fish from shore or a 18ft boat go slightly long (7-7'6"). if you fish small ponds and streams you can go shorter so ur not always getting caught in trees. what technique? what kind of water? depth? heavy cover? boat..shore? Quote
Super User Teal Posted January 30, 2013 Super User Posted January 30, 2013 you can't go wrong with a dobyns, st croix (premier and avid up), powell or duckett. lots of guys here love shimano's too. you can always hold them in a local dick's etc. just search the forum for 'shimano rod' and you can read tons of feedback. and search the technique+rod ie drop shot rod. jig rod. you can literally read all winter.powell and st croix handles are pretty spot on for my taste...duckett slightly longer (i even prefer), dobyns slightly shorter (better in a kayak but not as fun from shore). i like powell's quality but i would say duckett, st croix and dobyns are more sensitive. don't worry too much b/c you will like them. just get the right power and action for the technique ur using. where are you fishing? if you fish from shore or a 18ft boat go slightly long (7-7'6"). if you fish small ponds and streams you can go shorter so ur not always getting caught in trees. Couldnt have said it better. I like my Powells. they are great, but my next rod, im gonna go big. Im gonna go either Dobyns Champion x, or St, Croix Legend tourney. Leaning toward the st, croix 1 Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted January 30, 2013 Super User Posted January 30, 2013 IMO The Savvy series are mroe or less brand hype and how they "look" to people entering the mid-level market being their first rod of the type and being blown away. The only two things the Savvy has going for it are 1) Balance, and 2) Looks. If those are the most important things to you, then go ahead and buy one. But other than that, performance wise, the blank felt very dead and had a lack of crispness that I did not like. There are alot of other rods I would take before the Savvy, my preference being Powell (I have a nice big review on here), but the Crucial, Duckett, Avid, and even a BPS JM Sig II before the Savvy. Now the Champion, thats a whole different story... 1 Quote
Super User iabass8 Posted January 30, 2013 Super User Posted January 30, 2013 I sold quite a few legend tourneys and legend xtremes to switch over to dobyns champ extreme. I wouldn't even consider going back after using them. The rods (i've only used the champ/champ extreme) balance incredibly well for rods over 7' and are quite light and sensitive/responsive. The finish and aesthetics of the rod are great. I'm not hesitating to buy more. As for the Savvy, I've never used one. I am planning on buying the 735 for frogs and 733 for northern swim jigs but that would be about the only use of the savvy I would want. 1 Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted January 30, 2013 Super User Posted January 30, 2013 IMO The Savvy series are mroe or less brand hype and how they "look" to people entering the mid-level market being their first rod of the type and being blown away. The only two things the Savvy has going for it are 1) Balance, and 2) Looks. If those are the most important things to you, then go ahead and buy one. But other than that, performance wise, the blank felt very dead and had a lack of crispness that I did not like. There are alot of other rods I would take before the Savvy, my preference being Powell (I have a nice big review on here), but the Crucial, Duckett, Avid, and even a BPS JM Sig II before the Savvy. Now the Champion, thats a whole different story... IMO The Savvy series are mroe or less brand hype and how they "look" to people entering the mid-level market being their first rod of the type and being blown away. The only two things the Savvy has going for it are 1) Balance, and 2) Looks. If those are the most important things to you, then go ahead and buy one. But other than that, performance wise, the blank felt very dead and had a lack of crispness that I did not like. There are alot of other rods I would take before the Savvy, my preference being Powell (I have a nice big review on here), but the Crucial, Duckett, Avid, and even a BPS JM Sig II before the Savvy. Now the Champion, thats a whole different story... I agree with this statement, I was looking at the rods when Cabelas began selling the brand. This may get me beat up but cosmetics and balance are exactly what the Savvy offers, the blanks isn't great and for the performance it is way over priced. If you want to get into the Dobyns line then at least go with the Champion series, you can get the savvy performance from rods that cost a lot less. Quote
Rangerphil Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Sorry to get off topic here but a friend of mine is a huge musky fisherman and all he uses is st. Croix legend tournament series and WOW. They are 8-9 foot rods in xh action and they are light, sensitive and responsive! Could not imagine how nice a 7 footer with a low profile reel would feel! Quote
born2fish94 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Posted January 30, 2013 thanks everybody, i decided that for the time being im gonna keep the rods i have. because currently im saving for a new boat and i want it as soon as possible but im saving for a big down payment so im gonna save my money for that then once i get it, ill get some new rods Quote
Arv Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Bump up the budget 10-20 bucks and get a Phenix. 1 Quote
bmlum415 Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Definitely the phenox recon 2 or m1 used them both and love them, the savvy isn't too bad IMO but I only see a friends savvy, I own all champions and they're amazing Quote
tbone1993 Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 The champion is where its at but it is out of your price range. 1 Quote
Aluma-Bass Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Savvy's are not a bad rod for the money I have 2 spinning and 1 casting....I own 4 champions also. When TW or BTD has them on sale they are def worth picking one up for close to $100. 1 Quote
Fishin24/7 Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 The savvy series are not a good rod for the price at all. It's light and balances great but the blank felt dead to me and the cork seemed kind of cheap for the price of the rod. I returned the rod. Quote
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