Dobyns Rods

[Bruce11]

Looking to get 4 technique specific rods from Dobyns Rods. I’m considering the Fury series, along with the Sierra series. The Sierra series are a little higher in price than the Fury, but are they worth the extra money? I have never owned a Dobyns rod but they seem to be tending now a days. Please let me know what you all think. 

[Mikeltee]

Dobyns fiend here... Save your cash and get Fury for frog/topwater(735), cranking(?), swimbaits(795), and all-purpose(734). Get the Champion for your worm rod(705) where high sensitivity is needed. If you hit the lotto go with Champ Extreme for your finesse spinning rig(702). Frequently check the refurbished section. You can usually find the rod you are looking for for about 35% cheaper. That is the route i took. From what i've read, the Fury is the closest fishing series to the Champion. My Furys look awesome but the Champs are super sexy. I haven't tried the Sierras and probably wont. Ill be going all Champion from here on out... they are that good imo

 

As most will say... Call Gary yourself. Tell him what you want and your budget and you will be steered in the right direction. Don't take our word for it. Ask the man that made em.

 

Another tip is to wait for an Ebay sale, hit up AmericanLegacy and their Make Offer button and try $20 below the listed Buy It Now. Ebay pays the promoted sale so usually they will bite on the offer. They are good people, and have sold me all my rods. It helps that they are 2hr north and I pretty much scratch the baitmonkey itch within 48 hours. There should be a 20% sale coming for Memorial day. 

[CroakHunter]

Second the American legacy deals. They are just 30 minutes south so I like to support "local" stores. They also have a decent trade in program. I own 2 dobyns fury 735. They are flat out ridiculously good for $110. 

[Wurming67]

After I bought my first Dobyns fury I bought 3 more great rods for the money.

[fishnkamp]

Well first I see you just joined the group on Bass Resources in July. Welcome to the board.

Now lets get specific and please answer a couple of questions. 

You stated you were looking at getting 4 technique specific rods.  You never mentioned what techniques matter most to your style of fishing, as well as your specific waters you fish.  Let me explain a little. i have fished for over 40 years now. For the first 36 years I have never fished in heavy vegetation where a dedicated frog rod would be worth owning. Now on occasion I fished a frog but on small streams, smalle ponds, mid size fresh water rivers and deep clear reservoirs I just never needed one.  I now fish the tidal rivers here on the Chesapeake Bay. Now my dedicated frog rod gets a work out. The Upper Bay and the Potomac River have plenty of aquatic vegetation.

 

So first do you need an all purpose spinning rod. That would be a model 703SF in a Fury or Sierra. Here is the difference between the two series. The Fury rods are a great deal and fish very similar in power and action to the Champion series. The Sierra series has better components and a bit slower action in their blanks.  My wife fishes with two really nice Sierra rods. They are, in my opinion, more sensitive than the Fury rods. My friend fishes 5 Fury rods. There is also a few models of rods available in the Sierra series not in the Fury line.

 

The all purpose casting rod is a 734C. I own a boat that can only fit 7 foot rods so my frog rod is a Champ XP 705C. That rod is super for frogs ,jigs, plastics etc. Normally the 735C is the prefered frog rod, as well as lots of other stuff.

There is no good choice for cranks in the Sierra line, so you go Fury 705CB or Champion series.  It is funny since the blanks run a tad slower in actions. 

 

Anyway what techniques do you wish to cover? We can help you more once we know that.

 

[Bruce11]

23 hours ago, fishnkamp said:

Well first I see you just joined the group on Bass Resources in July. Welcome to the board.

Now lets get specific and please answer a couple of questions. 

You stated you were looking at getting 4 technique specific rods.  You never mentioned what techniques matter most to your style of fishing, as well as your specific waters you fish.  Let me explain a little. i have fished for over 40 years now. For the first 36 years I have never fished in heavy vegetation where a dedicated frog rod would be worth owning. Now on occasion I fished a frog but on small streams, smalle ponds, mid size fresh water rivers and deep clear reservoirs I just never needed one.  I now fish the tidal rivers here on the Chesapeake Bay. Now my dedicated frog rod gets a work out. The Upper Bay and the Potomac River have plenty of aquatic vegetation.

 

So first do you need an all purpose spinning rod. That would be a model 703SF in a Fury or Sierra. Here is the difference between the two series. The Fury rods are a great deal and fish very similar in power and action to the Champion series. The Sierra series has better components and a bit slower action in their blanks.  My wife fishes with two really nice Sierra rods. They are, in my opinion, more sensitive than the Fury rods. My friend fishes 5 Fury rods. There is also a few models of rods available in the Sierra series not in the Fury line.

 

The all purpose casting rod is a 734C. I own a boat that can only fit 7 foot rods so my frog rod is a Champ XP 705C. That rod is super for frogs ,jigs, plastics etc. Normally the 735C is the prefered frog rod, as well as lots of other stuff.

There is no good choice for cranks in the Sierra line, so you go Fury 705CB or Champion series.  It is funny since the blanks run a tad slower in actions. 

 

Anyway what techniques do you wish to cover? We can help you more once we know that.

 

Looking for 4 Dobyns Fury Casting rod combinations for:

 

Spinner baits

Bladded jigs

 

Squarebill Crankbaits 

Lipless-Crankbaits 

Jerk-Baits

 

Poppers

Walking baits

Frogs

 

Whopper Plopper 

Buzz Baits 

Horny Toads 

 

[fishnkamp]

Okay my list maybe a little different than others here but I would go with the following:

 

Fury FR-705CB - shallow to mid diving crankbaits, lipless cranks, and wakebaits

 

Gary's personal suggestion for a frog rod is a 735C, however I use a 705C and love it. Either rod will do a great job for frogs, some poppers, definitely buzzbaits ( at least my 705 Champion or the Sierra 705C)

 

For some top waters, buzzbaits, bladed jigs, spinnerbaits you might want to consider a refurb (trade in Champion XP rod), it is the model here:  # 440 Refurbished XP 683 C.  Their regularly price is $229 and the "refurb" cost is $170. It is listed as "traded in with no repairs,great condition. If you want to go new instead then I would go with a model 703C or 733C but I would get Dobyns suggestion here.

 

Finally I would have a 734C in my arsenal for everything else.

 

[TBAG]

Good thread, following as I'm getting ready to add a few new Dobyns Fury rods to my arsenal.

[Choporoz]

On 8/11/2018 at 12:14 AM, Bruce11 said:

Looking for 4 Dobyns Fury Casting rod combinations for:

 

Spinner baits

Bladded jigs

 

Squarebill Crankbaits 

Lipless-Crankbaits 

Jerk-Baits

 

Poppers

Walking baits

Frogs

 

Whopper Plopper 

Buzz Baits 

Horny Toads 

 

Just curious, @Bruce11, what are you using for bottom baits?

[GateToWire]

I have 3 Fury rods and recently bought 2 Sierra series.

The Sierra is worth the extra money IMO

I like the Fury rods but the Sierra blank is a little more sensitive and the components are a little better on the Sierra.

 

The Fury is a great rod for money but the Sierra is a step up and a good compromise between the Fury and the Champion series.

You won't be disappointed by spending the extra money to get the Sierra 

[Jim Middleton]

I've had problems with the cheaper Colt series.  Reel seat is a little picky and the foam is flaking off the handle.  Dobyns has not been all that supportive either.  They want me to send it to them so they can decide if its defective.  Price points being price points, seems to me they missed the mark to reach one on these COLT rods.

[DINK WHISPERER]

6 minutes ago, Jim Middleton said:

I've had problems with the cheaper Colt series.  Reel seat is a little picky and the foam is flaking off the handle.  Dobyns has not been all that supportive either.  They want me to send it to them so they can decide if its defective.  Price points being price points, seems to me they missed the mark to reach one on these COLT rods.

That's funny cuz I spoke to them Monday about a defective Fury reel seat. The guy pretty much told me the Colt series was garbage. He said they've had tons of issues with them. Figured they would help you knowing they're low quality.

I tried the Sierra line and wasn't impressed at all! The actions are that of wet noodles and no more sensitive than the old Savvy series. Fury is the best bang for the buck right now. 

[Robert Riley]

I second the refurbs and mismatches. 

But here is what I got for you

734 or 704

Spinner baits

Bladded jigs

 

705cb

Squarebill Crankbaits 

Lipless-Crankbaits 

Jerk-Baits

 

733 or 734

Poppers

Walking baits

Frogs*

 

735

Frogs*

Whopper Plopper 

Buzz Baits 

Horny Toads 

[GateToWire]

On 8/14/2018 at 8:10 PM, DINK WHISPERER said:

That's funny cuz I spoke to them Monday about a defective Fury reel seat. The guy pretty much told me the Colt series was garbage. He said they've had tons of issues with them. Figured they would help you knowing they're low quality.

I tried the Sierra line and wasn't impressed at all! The actions are that of wet noodles and no more sensitive than the old Savvy series. Fury is the best bang for the buck right now. 

The actions on the Sierra are a little softer than the Fury

I have a Sierra 734C and a Fury 734C. I do find the Sierra to be a little better balanced and more sensitive than the Fury.

I typically use braid to a short leader on all my setups so I prefer my actions to be a bit softer

[Columbia Craw]

The Fury, in my opinion, is the best value rod in it's price point. It shines for moving baits. The Sierra series is, as mentioned, a step up. You get a higher modulus blank, better grade of cork and cork rear handle portion, and Fuji guides.  Balance is consistent with Champions but actions are not quite as fast. You get tip and power. The proprietary guides on my Furys have held up really well.  

 

The listings previously provided are pretty well on the money. Add a 703SF and you can fish a whole list of techniques effectively.  If you wish to upgrade any model it would be the 734 and 735 because of the feel techniques involved. 

[fluna]

I put my Patriach on a Dobyns Fury and felt way out of balance. Returned it bought a St.Croix rod

[GReb]

I hate to hear that about the Colt series. Quality control at that price point is just hit and miss. Overall you are so much better off spending the extra money to get in the $100-120 range. 

 

Edit: I’ve actually heard really good things about the Colt blank. Just not components

[EGbassing]

On 8/9/2018 at 12:14 PM, Bruce11 said:

Looking to get 4 technique specific rods from Dobyns Rods. I’m considering the Fury series, along with the Sierra series. The Sierra series are a little higher in price than the Fury, but are they worth the extra money? I have never owned a Dobyns rod but they seem to be tending now a days. Please let me know what you all think. 

I love my Dobyn's Fury. I've never used a Sierra.

[Bruce424]

On 8/11/2018 at 12:14 AM, Bruce11 said:

Looking for 4 Dobyns Fury Casting rod combinations for:

 

Spinner baits- Sierra 685 for target casting. Best one I've ever used

Bladded jigs

 

Squarebill Crankbaits-685cb champion. 

Lipless-Crankbaits 

Jerk-Baits

 

Poppers

Walking baits

Frogs

 

Whopper Plopper 

Buzz Baits- 705 fury

Horny Toads-same

 

 

[TBAG]

So, I'm having a tough time making a decision. I can only buy one right now so I want to make sure I get the correct rod. I'll be doing 80% of my fishing from a kayak, so keep that in mind. I'm primarily looking for whopper plopper rod, only throwing 90 and 110 as 130 is too big IMO. I'm also in the market for a frog rod but as said earlier I'd love to have something I could use for all the above. I guess the 734 is the best option? I see people say this would work with a spinnerbait and chatterbait too. I'd be using braid, so if I went with the 734 what pound braid could I use for all the above mentioned baits. Also, I know this is a Dobyns specific thread but I see a lot of people throwing the whopper ploppers on a M/F rod and it's not offered in the Fury line. Would I be better off going with a M/F from say St. Croix?

I'm really trying to stay in the $100-$120 range.

[GReb]

1 hour ago, TBAG said:

So, I'm having a tough time making a decision. I can only buy one right now so I want to make sure I get the correct rod. I'll be doing 80% of my fishing from a kayak, so keep that in mind. I'm primarily looking for whopper plopper rod, only throwing 90 and 110 as 130 is too big IMO. I'm also in the market for a frog rod but as said earlier I'd love to have something I could use for all the above. I guess the 734 is the best option? I see people say this would work with a spinnerbait and chatterbait too. I'd be using braid, so if I went with the 734 what pound braid could I use for all the above mentioned baits. Also, I know this is a Dobyns specific thread but I see a lot of people throwing the whopper ploppers on a M/F rod and it's not offered in the Fury line. Would I be better off going with a M/F from say St. Croix?

I'm really trying to stay in the $100-$120 range.

I’d def go with the dobyns 4 power. The 704 or 734 depending on preference. Great all purpose rods. Anything in the 30-65lb braid range will be fine

[DINK WHISPERER]

The 734 can just about do everything if needed. By far my favorite in the Fury and Champion lines. 

[Bigmommachaser79]

I own a Dobyns micro savy rod. Let me tell you my friend it’s my favorite jig rod. You may can find them on eBay.  They may have quit making them. I pair it with my Revo Rocket and can use it for all kids of techniques. I highly recommend Dobyns

[Robert Riley]

Yeah, as people have said, the 734 is the right rod, it's a great all round rod, and would be a good buy if you could only get one at the moment. Or you could do that 704 if you want a little shorter, as some kayak guys prefer. Pretty much whatever braid you want will work with that rod, i'd stick with 30lb-65lb. 

 

Just make sure you have somewhat of a plan about what rods you are getting (beyond the first one) before you pull the trigger.

 

[CroakHunter]

734 with 40-50lb braid and you can fish just about anything besides super heavy and super light lures.