Dobyns Fury Rod

[LEWITH]

Which Dobyns fury baitcasting rod would you guys suggest for primarily 1/8oz-3/8oz texas rigs? Would this work for swim jigs/chatterbaits/spinnerbaits as well? Thinking 16-17lb fluorocarbon on the rod.

 

Thank you!

[cpvenom]

I personally would look at either the 703C. This should be suitable for many jigs and spinnerbaits as well

[webertime]

734

 

[fishnkamp]

I would choose between the FR 703C or maybe the 733. Because you want to throw a 1/8 ounce finesse style texas rig than the weight of that 1/8 ounce weight plus a hook and a small worm or creature bait would be somewhere in the middle of the rods specs. The 703 should be better if you are target casting to rocks, docks etc. If you are making longer casts say on big grass flats the 733C should help control line and get a little longer cast.  Either one will work for texas rigs and jigs below 5/8 of an ounce and spinnerbaits and chatterbaits.  Just realize we are not talking big heavy spinnerbaits with huge blades. You would want to step up to a stiffer rod for those, but the typical 3/8 to 1/2 even 5/8 should work nice.

I would expect the 733 to be better at baits closer to 3/4, or like Webertime said step up to the 734C if you think you would be throwing more of the bigger baits.  Sometimes we ask one rod to do to much. LOL

[rippin-lips]

Just make sure it's a 4 power. 

Their 3 power is not enough rod for a 3/8oz weight plus plastic and hook. 

[iabass8]

58 minutes ago, rippin-lips said:

Just make sure it's a 4 power. 

Their 3 power is not enough rod for a 3/8oz weight plus plastic and hook. 

What he said

[LEWITH]

1 hour ago, rippin-lips said:

Just make sure it's a 4 power. 

Their 3 power is not enough rod for a 3/8oz weight plus plastic and hook. 

 

will the 4 power be to stiff for say 1/8th and 1/4th oz texas rigs?

[rippin-lips]

3 minutes ago, LEWITH said:

 

will the 4 power be to stiff for say 1/8th and 1/4th oz texas rigs?

I never went down to 1/8oz but one of my always tied on rigs is a 3/16 tungsten weight and a rage craw using a 3/0 ewg hook. My 704 had no problems with it. Dobyns runs a power light so even though the 704 is labeled as a heavy it fishes like a medium heavy. It also has a nice tip section. The 703 has a nice to also but fishes like a medium. It would work better for the 1/8oz but the 704 is better for everything else you mentioned. 

[LEWITH]

10 minutes ago, rippin-lips said:

I never went down to 1/8oz but one of my always tied on rigs is a 3/16 tungsten weight and a rage craw using a 3/0 ewg hook. My 704 had no problems with it. Dobyns runs a power light so even though the 704 is labeled as a heavy it fishes like a medium heavy. It also has a nice tip section. The 703 has a nice to also but fishes like a medium. It would work better for the 1/8oz but the 704 is better for everything else you mentioned. 

 

Great thanks for the info much appreciated!

[MrPeanut]

I'd agree with the above with the 704 choice

 

I have a 703 in the dobyns line and I love it for flukes, finesse jigs, 1/4 oz texas rigs etc.., but even at 3/8 oz texas rigs or bigger spinner baits the power up of the 704/734will feel better in my opinion

[LEWITH]

6 hours ago, MrPeanut said:

I'd agree with the above with the 704 choice

 

I have a 703 in the dobyns line and I love it for flukes, finesse jigs, 1/4 oz texas rigs etc.., but even at 3/8 oz texas rigs or bigger spinner baits the power up of the 704/734will feel better in my opinion

Would the 704/734 be ok with 1/4 oz Texas rigs that is what I use primarily.