Dobyns Champion 733 Arrived Today

[rockchalk06]

just picked up a champ extreme 703C for a steal at $219 brand new!

 

rockchalk, how do you like yours 733?, and is good enough for some light t-rigs?

 

How bad does the sellers backside hurt lol I thought 280 was a steal on mine but wow. Nice grab.

 

To be honest, I have more fun fishing my 733 than my 745. Its light and with my 50E it balances out perfectly. I got some 1/4 and 3/8 oz jigs I've been throwing just fine. I've also been pitching 1/4oz and 3/8oz shakey head rigs with ease. Anymore than 1/2 oz and it feels a tad over loaded for me. I've ran some weightless flukes and had no trouble loading them as well.

[motodmast]

How bad does the sellers backside hurt lol I thought 280 was a steal on mine but wow. Nice grab.

 

To be honest, I have more fun fishing my 733 than my 745. Its light and with my 50E it balances out perfectly. I got some 1/4 and 3/8 oz jigs I've been throwing just fine. I've also been pitching 1/4oz and 3/8oz shakey head rigs with ease. Anymore than 1/2 oz and it feels a tad over loaded for me. I've ran some weightless flukes and had no trouble loading them as well.

Im sure he's hurting pretty bad lol and cool, thats just what i wanted to hear

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cool

[WRB]

Dobyn's rods are backed by Gary, where else can you pick up the phone and talk to the owner, who is a top pro tournament bass angler? Dobyn's customer servive and warranty are second to none for off the self bass rods.

Tom

[Rudy1922]

A lot of people say the 733 is great for 3/8 oz. spinner baits and I was going to order one but before I did I weighed my "3/8 oz." spinner baits. They actually weighed 3/4 oz., so I ordered the 734 (I should get it Mon.). I'm glad to hear that you think the 733 feels a tad overloaded with anything over 1/2 oz. So do you think I made the right choice going with the 734 instead of the 733?

[DelcoSol]

I am going to get a DX744 at the Black Friday sale as my dedicated bottom contact rod. I am just not sure what reel I want. I think I am going to go with a Shimano since I have never fished one. I wanted a 7 ratio and was looking at the Chronarch but I like the smaller size of the 50 series. Maybe I will splurge and just get a Core. Do you find the lower line capacity to be a problem? Do you think the difference between the Chronarch and Core 50 series is worth the extra cash?

[rockchalk06]

A lot of people say the 733 is great for 3/8 oz. spinner baits and I was going to order one but before I did I weighed my "3/8 oz." spinner baits. They actually weighed 3/4 oz., so I ordered the 734 (I should get it Mon.). I'm glad to hear that you think the 733 feels a tad overloaded with anything over 1/2 oz. So do you think I made the right choice going with the 734 instead of the 733?

If the total weight is 3/4, I think so. You should get plenty of flex to load the bait on the 734

[rockchalk06]

I am going to get a DX744 at the Black Friday sale as my dedicated bottom contact rod. I am just not sure what reel I want. I think I am going to go with a Shimano since I have never fished one. I wanted a 7 ratio and was looking at the Chronarch but I like the smaller size of the 50 series. Maybe I will splurge and just get a Core. Do you find the lower line capacity to be a problem? Do you think the difference between the Chronarch and Core 50 series is worth the extra cash?

I have a Core 100MG on my 745 now. I also have one for my swim jig rod which will be a 734 soon. The Core is a whole different animal that my Chronarch's. The reduced weight is a lot more noticeable than I could imagine. I use a 50 for my hair jigs and one for my jerkbaits. I've never made a cast far enough to get down to my backing with 65-70 yards of line.

To answer your question is it worth it, to me it was worth it as I love the Core. Remember a couple of things though, the Core's IPT is only 26 on the 100MG. The 50E is 25. If you want faster, you have to get the Core 50 which is 28. It's 20 dollars more than the 100 and 180 more than the Chronarch. That's almost another reel or rod.

[rockchalk06]

I am going to get a DX744 at the Black Friday sale as my dedicated bottom contact rod. I am just not sure what reel I want. I think I am going to go with a Shimano since I have never fished one. I wanted a 7 ratio and was looking at the Chronarch but I like the smaller size of the 50 series. Maybe I will splurge and just get a Core. Do you find the lower line capacity to be a problem? Do you think the difference between the Chronarch and Core 50 series is worth the extra cash?

Also if you don't want to wait till the sales the forum has a new sponsor named Beat the big box guys.com. Owners name is Ron. Call him, tell him where your from and he will cut you a deal probably better than you can find at any sale. I got my 745 from him cheaper than I could at the last TW sale. Saved about 10 bucks off the sale price.

[kickerfish1]

I am going to get a DX744 at the Black Friday sale as my dedicated bottom contact rod. I am just not sure what reel I want. I think I am going to go with a Shimano since I have never fished one. I wanted a 7 ratio and was looking at the Chronarch but I like the smaller size of the 50 series. Maybe I will splurge and just get a Core. Do you find the lower line capacity to be a problem? Do you think the difference between the Chronarch and Core 50 series is worth the extra cash?

I like the plan!

The dx744 should be a versatile enough bottom contact rod for most anything you could ask it to do. Buying one during the sale would be a good move. Should be able to find plenty of 20-25% sales around the holidays.

I have a curado 50e, chronarch 50e, scorpion 1000xt (Japanese 50 sized reel), and core 50. All are great reels and difference moving up the list in price is rather small IMO. The differences are in weight, ball bearing quality and number, casting distance, and to a small extent refinement. Is the core worth nearly doube the price as a chronarch? Maybe for someone obsessed with weight, color scheme, and slightly better performance then possibly.

What I would do is pair the rod up with a curado 50e. The reel and the rod will match almost perfectly stock. Should be rather easy to find the curado 50e for under $160 in great shape. To solve the 6:4.1 ratio issue purchase a core 50mg7 gear set for about $28.00 and put it in the reel. Mike at DVT can do this if you don't feel comfortable. You could even put in upgraded spool bearings in there and still be well under the price of a core.

I have settled on a curado 50e for one of my champ extremes and can't ever see that changing.

[rockchalk06]

You can swap the gears out? Dang I didn't know that. I will have to try that on my 50E's. Thanks

[DelcoSol]

Sweet! Thanks for that Rock. I will be getting in touch with Ron soon. Kickerfish, do you think I am better off getting the Chronarch 50E and just getting some Boca bearings and upgraded drag washers instead of the Core? The Core 50MG7 seems to be substantially lighter than the Chronarch 50e. 5.5 vs 7.1 oz. The core in a 7 ratio is 28 IPT vs Chronarch in 6.4 at 25 IPT. I dont know if its worth changing out the gears for only 3 IPT.

[DelcoSol]

Chronarch 150Ci4 may be an option as well.. Is this smaller than the 200 but larger than the 50 I take it?

[rockchalk06]

Chronarch 150Ci4 may be an option as well.. Is this smaller than the 200 but larger than the 50 I take it?

Yes. It's kinda in the middle, but talking with a couple of guys and holding one, it palms like a 100. Pm member Hooligan, he's got a few of them and has some good info on them. I trust his word.

[curtis9]

I just bought a dx743 and fished it last week for the first time. The first day I had a core 50 on the rod and switched to a chronarch ci4 on day two. Both reels balance and palm nice on the rod. I'm planning to keep the core on that rod, but that's mainly because I'm planning to get a 735 for the ci4.

I think you'll be happy with either reel on the 744.

[kickerfish1]

Sweet! Thanks for that Rock. I will be getting in touch with Ron soon. Kickerfish, do you think I am better off getting the Chronarch 50E and just getting some Boca bearings and upgraded drag washers instead of the Core? The Core 50MG7 seems to be substantially lighter than the Chronarch 50e. 5.5 vs 7.1 oz. The core in a 7 ratio is 28 IPT vs Chronarch in 6.4 at 25 IPT. I dont know if its worth changing out the gears for only 3 IPT.

Personally I would leave the reel stock. The drag is going to be more than adequate and the bearings should be fine as is. Just maybe flush them before purchasing new ones if you are unhappy with their performance. You can leave the gears stock. It may make the reel more versatile in the long run should you decide to use it for another technique or move it to another rod at a later date.

If matching the reel and rod together from a cosmetic standpoint doesn't appeal to you then I would get the chronarch 50e over the curado. Plus the knobs of the chronarch are more beefy, which most guys prefer.

Honestly even though dobyns rods balance great, the smaller core may not balance as well as the chronarch. I really feel from a cost to performance standpoint stick with chronarch and make changes to the reel if you feel they are necessary at a later date after fishing it first.

Can't comment on the CI4 so I don't have much to offer should that be an option. As rockchalk noted "Hooligan" and "the hooligan" both have one as do a host of others. They would be of more help than myself on this...

[Steve S]

On 9/13/2013 at 3:16 PM, iabass8 said:

you can..but that a 4/5 power is more ideal.

@iabass8 wass wondering what Dobyns you would recommend for someone throwing 1/8-1/4oz Texas rigs and 1/4-1/2oz moving baits (mainly Texas rigs and small soft plastic swimbaits (gambler ez swimmers on 1/8-1/4 jig heads) looking at the 733 or 744 and trying to decide between the Sierra line and champion xp thanks for the help.