Which Dobyn's Fury would you recommend for soft plastic swimbaits/paddletails?

[DocNsanE]

Hi,

 

 I am looking at expanding my limited arsenal. The main application would be for small soft plastic swimbaits (such as the keitech swing impact fat or the strike king caffeine shad) but it would be even better if I could use the same rod for all kind of moving baits, including treble hooked baits.

 

 Therefore, I was thinking the FR 705CB might be a good choice. I like the idea of using a moderate fast for a moving single hook presentation (paddle tails, chatterbaits, swimjigs, spinnerbaits, etc) and it would seem like a happy medium that could cater to crankbaits as well. However, on their stie, Dobyns recommends the 734C for buzzbaits, small swimbaits and spinnerbaits.

 

 I currently own a 6'8" MXF Spinning, a 7'0" MHF Spinning and a 7'1" MHXF Casting which is another reason I leaning towards a modfast. My idea was to dedicate the 6'8" to dropshotting/shakyhead/flukes, the 7'0" to senkos (wacky or t-rigs), the 7'1" to jigs/t-rigs/c-rigs and the new rod to moving baits (although 90% of the time that would be a swing impact fat or a caffeine shad).

 

Any thoughts / recommendations? Am I going to regret a ModFast for this type of application?

 

Thanks

 

For what it's worth, I am also considering the following rods in the same price range and action (modfast):

- Falcon BRC-5-176 BuCoo SR 7'6" MH MF (listed as such on TW however on the falcon site the BRC-5-176 is MH M which scares me a little)

- Fenwick HMG 7'2" M MF

- No8tackle Blackout 7'3" M MF  (lure rating is a little on the low side)

- St. Croix Bass X 7'4" MH MF

 

 

I know the Bass X is SCII and as such everyone says it is worth spending the extra money for the SCIII however I don't think I need the utmost sensitivity when fishing moving baits and my budget is pretty much hard cap'd at $110.

[rippin-lips]

Fury 734 or 704 if you like a bit shorter rod. It's rated as a heavy but fishes like a medium heavy since Dobyns tends to overrate their rods. Tip section is soft also. 

[Fishin' Fool]

4 hours ago, DocNsanE said:

Hi,

 

 I am looking at expanding my limited arsenal. The main application would be for small soft plastic swimbaits (such as the keitech swing impact fat or the strike king caffeine shad) but it would be even better if I could use the same rod for all kind of moving baits, including treble hooked baits.

 

 Therefore, I was thinking the FR 705CB might be a good choice. I like the idea of using a moderate fast for a moving single hook presentation (paddle tails, chatterbaits, swimjigs, spinnerbaits, etc) and it would seem like a happy medium that could cater to crankbaits as well. However, on their stie, Dobyns recommends the 734C for buzzbaits, small swimbaits and spinnerbaits.

 

 I currently own a 6'8" MXF Spinning, a 7'0" MHF Spinning and a 7'1" MHXF Casting which is another reason I leaning towards a modfast. My idea was to dedicate the 6'8" to dropshotting/shakyhead/flukes, the 7'0" to senkos (wacky or t-rigs), the 7'1" to jigs/t-rigs/c-rigs and the new rod to moving baits (although 90% of the time that would be a swing impact fat or a caffeine shad).

 

Any thoughts / recommendations? Am I going to regret a ModFast for this type of application?

 

Thanks

 

For what it's worth, I am also considering the following rods in the same price range and action (modfast):

- Falcon BRC-5-176 BuCoo SR 7'6" MH MF (listed as such on TW however on the falcon site the BRC-5-176 is MH M which scares me a little)

- Fenwick HMG 7'2" M MF

- No8tackle Blackout 7'3" M MF  (lure rating is a little on the low side)

- St. Croix Bass X 7'4" MH MF

 

 

I know the Bass X is SCII and as such everyone says it is worth spending the extra money for the SCIII however I don't think I need the utmost sensitivity when fishing moving baits and my budget is pretty much hard cap'd at $110.

 

Do yourself a favor and check out Sportsman's Outfitters and pick up the Daiwa Tatula that you want for $109 and free shipping which is a great deal. I hear you what your saying regarding the Mod Fast action and I agree. The Japanese call that their regular action rods. I throw my paddletail baits on the Daiwa Zillion 7'7" Medium regular. I would suggest you look at the Tatula in either the 7'7" medium or the 7'2" MH regular. All that for $1 under your hard cap

Oh and I have the Fury 705CB rod. It's a nice lipless rod but it's a little flimsy for a swimbait.

[DocNsanE]

31 minutes ago, Fishin' Fool said:

 

Do yourself a favor and check out Sportsman's Outfitters and pick up the Daiwa Tatula that you want for $109 and free shipping which is a great deal. I hear you what your saying regarding the Mod Fast action and I agree. The Japanese call that their regular action rods. I throw my paddletail baits on the Daiwa Zillion 7'7" Medium regular. I would suggest you look at the Tatula in either the 7'7" medium or the 7'2" MH regular. All that for $1 under your hard cap

Oh and I have the Fury 705CB rod. It's a nice lipless rod but it's a little flimsy for a swimbait.

 

I live in Canada and they won't ship to me here. However I did just buy a reel (Tatula CT) from them over the weekend and had it shipped to my parents' condo who are spending their winter in Florida. I'm just reluctant to burden them with having to return home with a 7'+ rod to pack along with all of their luggage.... but it doesn't hurt to ask! 

 

I really appreciate your insight as my 7'1" MHXF is a Tatula so I am already familiar with those! So you enjoy the Tatula over the Fury?

 

I like the length of the 7'7" for long casts, but it is rated up to 3/4oz lures. I think I will go with the 7'2" Med Hvy Regular which is rated up from 1/4 to 1oz. A keitech swing impact fat is 3/8oz on its own, and if I want to fish it deep I might want to pair it with a 1/2oz swim jig or jig head which would bring the package to about 7/8oz which would exceed the rating of the Medium.

 

[Columbia Craw]

You're asking one rod to do alot.  With the applications you listed, in the Fury line, 734C.  

[WRB]

8 hours ago, rippin-lips said:

Fury 734 or 704 if you like a bit shorter rod. It's rated as a heavy but fishes like a medium heavy since Dobyns tends to overrate their rods. Tip section is soft also. 

Dobyns has added mag ratings to thier discription that divided 4 power HM and 5 power H into 1/2 powers, to me 3 power is M, 4 power is still 4 power or MH and 5 power H if you ignor the mag labeling.

Tom

[Robert Riley]

10 minutes ago, WRB said:

Dobyns has added mag ratings to thier discription that divided 4 power HM and 5 power H into 1/2 powers, to me 3 power is M, 4 power is still 4 power or MH and 5 power H if you ignor the mag labeling.

Tom

Tom and I are usually on the same page with this. 

I wouldn't want a softer rod for my moving bait, but there are people out there who do. The 734c is ideal in my eyes, as I like a longer rod. If you want shorter, go with the 704. I've been using a ss703c and it's a bit light.

[DocNsanE]

Thanks everyone for your help.

 

After reading Fishin' Fools comment I did a bit of research on the Tatula rods since they were suddenly in my budget and I came across a thread I had started 2 years ago when I was shopping for my first Tatula lol.

 

At the time I was more interested in a jig / t-rig rod and I ended up going with the 7'1" MHXF. But reading the comments from that thread along with Fishin's comment above has made it pretty clear that the 7'2" MHR will be a good fit for my needs (throwing keitechs, caffeine shads, and some smaller crankbaits).

 

 

 

[Fishin' Fool]

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