Frog rod dilemma

[CTBassin860]

I dont usually post these threads but looking for some insight from some of you guys who have used them.Ive narrowed it down to 3.The Tatula XT 7'4' HXF,The Dobyns Fury 765Flip and the iRod Gen II 7'5" Freds Magic Stick.Im well aware of the love for the 765.Im more interested on the thoughts of other two.Anyone have experience with the XT or the irod??

[TH-Outdoors]

Haven't handled any of them but i was also considering a 765 vs the 7'3 mag heavy dobyns fury, just didn't know if the 765 was capable of frogging too 

[Finnz922]

Get the Fred's Magic Stick. You won't be disappointed. Good tip for walking frogs. Tons of backbone for pulling them out of the thickest slop. 

[GreenGhostMan]

I use the dobyns fury 735C for frogging... love it for this technique.

[CTBassin860]

2 hours ago, GreenGhostMan said:

I use the dobyns fury 735C for frogging... love it for this technique.

I was looking at that too.

[kickerfish1]

Dobyns 735 is an amazing frog rod. The 734 for toads!

[Columbia Craw]

I'm using the Fury 735C as well.  My partner is using the Sierra 735C.  

[fishwizzard]

I picked up a Fred's Magic Stick this week to be my frog/heavy topwater rod.  I spent about two hours with it yesterday and am really impressed.  My most used rods are all around 6' so I expected some issues when going to a 7'5" rod, but they were all pretty minor. 

 

It can bomb a frog very far but still do close and accurate, but not as easily as my usual 6' rods.  I was able to walk the frog pretty well, but the long butt would snag in my jacket at times. 

 

I next tried a Whopper Plopper  130 and my first cast took off all 50y of braid and a few feet of backing before I thumbed it to a stop.  It was a bomb cast but still way further then I have been able to cast before.  Making more normal side arm casts still got the Plopper really far out there and a few times I had to cut the cast short before all my braid came off the spool.  

 

The only other technique I wanted this rod for is heavier  jigs/punching for when the frogs arnt working.  I hope to get some time to try that out this weekend. 

 

Overall I am realy happy with the rod so far. 

[Mr Swim Jig]

I have not used the Daiwa Tatula XT Frogging Rod but I do have and love the Tatula Frog Rod...and I absolutely love this rod for fishing frogs, plenty of backbone for getting the fish out of heavy cover and no problems setting the hook...

[WRB]

Irod IRG754F* Freds Magic is very universal. I had the rod now for about 4 years and use for nearly all my lures in the 1 - 2 oz weight range from swimbaits, wake baits, rats, larger top water, frogs and pitching or punching. Can't go wrong with this rod, it's a work horse.

Tom

* corrected error

[Finnz922]

In case MassBassin decides to go with Fred's Magic Stick. It's 754 not 765 

[CTBassin860]

7 hours ago, WRB said:

Irod IRG765 F Freds Magic is very universal. I had the rod now for about 4 years and use for nearly all my lures in the 1 - 2 oz weight range from swimbaits, wake baits, rats, larger top water, frogs and pitching or punching. Can't go wrong with this rod, it's a work horse.

Tom

Toss a 1/2 oz frog with no problem loading?

[Finnz922]

I throw Spro 65s which are 5/8oz 99% of the time. I have thrown the Jr which is 1/2oz a few times. It can handle it fine.