Dobyns Rods

[Junk Fisherman]

4 minutes ago, TBAG said:

Interesting, first I've heard of someone saying they preferred the XP to the GLX as far as sensitivity. 

 

I don't necessarily prefer the XP in terms of sensitivity.  I just said that my 703 Champion compares closely to my 843 GLX.  I never did the same type of comparison with those rods as I did with the spinning rods.  I will say this, I definitely wouldn't pay the extra $150 or whatever the price difference is to get the GLX.  Granted, my Champion is the older model and my GLX is as well so take that into consideration.  

[ChrisD46]

I have recently bought three Dobyns rods :

*Sierra 703sf

*Sierra 734c

*Sierra 735c

 

The above rods cover about 15 different baits and tactics for bass ... Waiting to be bought next will be a Sierra 702sf and a Sierra 766 FLIP... I concur with all the positive comments for Dobyns in this post.

[ike8120]

2 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

I have recently bought three Dobyns rods :

*Sierra 703sf

*Sierra 734c

*Sierra 735c

 

The above rods cover about 15 different baits and tactics for bass ... Waiting to be bought next will be a Sierra 702sf and a Sierra 766 FLIP... I concur with all the positive comments for Dobyns in this post.

Since my budget was limited I purchased:

Fury 730 SF

Fury 705 CB

Fury 735 C

May need to get a Fury 734C

[ChrisD46]

21 hours ago, ike8120 said:

Since my budget was limited I purchased:

Fury 730 SF

Fury 705 CB

Fury 735 C

May need to get a Fury 734C

*I bought the Sierra's on sale at TW for the same price as the Fury's basically ... I would not hesitate to buy a Fury !

[ike8120]

41 minutes ago, ChrisD46 said:

*I bought the Sierra's on sale at TW for the same price as the Fury's basically ... I would not hesitate to buy a Fury !

Boy I am glad to hear that. I wanted a decent rod but had to be within in my budget, The Fury seemed to fit the bill since I also had to buy reels went with the Fuego for the casting rods and a Sienna for the spinning rod.

[punch]

Where does Dobyns get it's blanks from? I'm assuming they don't make them. 

[Falkus]

Just added another dobyns into my arsenal

 

Dobyns DC 705CBMF Glass - Gotta be a bad ass crankbait rod 

[LegendaryBassin]

12 hours ago, punch said:

Where does Dobyns get it's blanks from? I'm assuming they don't make them. 

You are correct. They don't manufacture any of there blanks. They source all of them. 

 

You'd be surprised how few companies manufacture blanks. Then there is only a handful that make quality blanks.

[jbrew73]

11 minutes ago, LegendaryBassin said:

You are correct. They don't manufacture any of there blanks. They source all of them. 

 

You'd be surprised how few companies manufacture blanks. You'd be even more shocked to see the good manufacturers haha. 

So surprise us......

[LegendaryBassin]

You'll have to come fishing with me sometime and see my equipment then you'll know. An instant look on my deck will say a thousand words.

 

[Bearsfan67205]

After hearing all this about dobyns , I am thinking about keeping my st croix spinning rods and going with dobyns on my casting rods .

[LonnieP]

13 hours ago, punch said:

Where does Dobyns get it's blanks from? I'm assuming they don't make them. 

China or Korea

[Stephen B]

13 hours ago, Bearsfan67205 said:

After hearing all this about dobyns , I am thinking about keeping my st croix spinning rods and going with dobyns on my casting rods .

No reason to pick one company to buy from. Pick the rod that you find the most applicable to the application you plan to utilize it for whether its St Croix, Shimano, G Loomis, Diawa, Dobyns. Finding what works for others may not be your preference and what works for you. I recommend going to a local shop and holding them in person. Try to get them in your hands and then make the decision. 

 

Talk to people who own the exact models you are considering not just one, if possible. I have fished many rods within a series and all had different characteristics and thought others seemed to perform better and be more sensitive due to the varying construction to achieve the desired taper of each model. 

 

[FryDog62]

7 hours ago, Stephen B said:

No reason to pick one company to buy from. Pick the rod that you find the most applicable to the application you plan to utilize it for whether its St Croix, Shimano, G Loomis, Diawa, Dobyns. Finding what works for others may not be your preference and what works for you. I recommend going to a local shop and holding them in person. Try to get them in your hands and then make the decision. 

 

Talk to people who own the exact models you are considering not just one, if possible. I have fished many rods within a series and all had different characteristics and thought others seemed to perform better and be more sensitive due to the varying construction to achieve the desired taper of each model. 

 

I agree, the first half of my life I was very brand loyal... didn’t matter if it was fishing equipment, sporting goods, cars.  Now I’ve pushed myself to try new/different things.  Of my 17 casting rods I don’t have more than 3 kinds from any one brand.  

[Stephen B]

28 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

I agree, the first half of my life I was very brand loyal... didn’t matter if it was fishing equipment, sporting goods, cars.  Now I’ve pushed myself to try new/different things.  If my 17 casting rods I don’t have more than 3 kinds from any one brand.  

Exactly! Great point as a lot of people do the same thing. I always recommend trying new things as you may find something you like even more. I have probably 20-30 rods and all are across 4 brands. Try thing, put them in your hand, and keep on fishing ?

[Bearsfan67205]

Well said by all of you .  I wish I had a dobyns rod retailer in Wichita .

[NorthernBasser]

I bought the Dobyns Sierra 734 (w/ micro guides) when TW was having that big sale on them. I've yet to use it, but my plan was to use it for my jigs (3/8oz-1/2oz). Before I bought it I had heard good things. But now many in here are saying the sensitivity on the Dobyns aren't that great. Bummer if true. Suppose I can use it for other applications if that's the case.

 

Last year I used a Curado rod (7'2" med/heavy) for my jigs. Anybody have any comparisons between that and the Sierras? 

[XzyluM]

I haven’t had any issues with sensitivity with my Dobyns rods. However, all my bottom contact techniques use the HP series and the rest I use the XP series. The main thing that attracted me to Dobyns was their warranty and customer service. 

[Dwbassin]

On 2/1/2019 at 4:30 AM, ChrisD46 said:

I have recently bought three Dobyns rods :

*Sierra 703sf

*Sierra 734c

*Sierra 735c

 

The above rods cover about 15 different baits and tactics for bass ... Waiting to be bought next will be a Sierra 702sf and a Sierra 766 FLIP... I concur with all the positive comments for Dobyns in this post.

I’m looking at the 703sf now, I know it’s not rated for drop shotting on their website but I have a lot of structure and heavy vedgetation were I live. This medium seems to be the ticket. Btw the 703c is an AMAZING rod as well. I got the 734 and 735c as well. Guess you took advantage of the sale too lol

[ike8120]

On 2/2/2019 at 5:04 AM, ChrisD46 said:

*I bought the Sierra's on sale at TW for the same price as the Fury's basically ... I would not hesitate to buy a Fury !

 

On 2/1/2019 at 7:24 AM, ike8120 said:

Since my budget was limited I purchased:

Fury 730 SF

Fury 705 CB

Fury 735 C

May need to get a Fury 734C

I just added a Fury 702SF and a Fury 733C, Now I have everything I need LOL. 

[ChrisD46]

1 hour ago, Dwbassin said:

I’m looking at the 703sf now, I know it’s not rated for drop shotting on their website but I have a lot of structure and heavy vedgetation were I live. This medium seems to be the ticket. Btw the 703c is an AMAZING rod as well. I got the 734 and 735c as well. Guess you took advantage of the sale too lol

Next time I see a sale I will be picking up a 703c for those applications where a 704C may be a little too heavy . I see no reason why a 703SF could not be used with a slightly heavier set up for drop shotting around structure and vegetation - something like #15 lb. braid plus a #10 lb. FC or P-Line CXX (if water slightly stained)  leader and a strong #1 or #1/0 drop shot hook .

[ChrisD46]

40 minutes ago, ike8120 said:

 

I just added a Fury 702SF and a Fury 733C, Now I have everything I need LOL. 

The 705CB , 733C and the 702SF would be on my short list to buy next ! ... I am likely to end up in Florida the next few years so I may forgo the 702SF  -however it is such a nice finesse rod for drop shot or light Ned Rig applications (Finesse TRD using 1/16th oz. jig head with #4 or #2 size hook) that I may have to have one  any way !

[ike8120]

28 minutes ago, ChrisD46 said:

The 705CB , 733C and the 702SF would be on my short list to buy next ! ... I am likely to end up in Florida the next few years so I may forgo the 702SF  -however it is such a nice finesse rod for drop shot or light Ned Rig applications (Finesse TRD using 1/16th oz. jig head with #4 or #2 size hook) that I may have to have one  any way !

I am using the 702SF for Ned Rig, fished it this past weekend 1/10 oz jig head . I was very impressed.

 

 Overall I am very impressed with the Dobyns Fury series. I now have 5.

[Dwbassin]

56 minutes ago, ChrisD46 said:

Next time I see a sale I will be picking up a 703c for those applications where a 704C may be a little too heavy . I see no reason why a 703SF could not be used with a slightly heavier set up for drop shotting around structure and vegetation - something like #15 lb. braid plus a #10 lb. FC or P-Line CXX (if water slightly stained)  leader and a strong #1 or #1/0 drop shot hook .

The 703c is great for chatterbaits and lipless, even cranking has worked out really well for me on that rod. I got the 704c for swimbaits like fetches, 5” skinny dippers, jigs and spinnerbaits and it’s made me happy. Idk why I love that 703 so much. That’s precisely what I was gonna do I have a roll of 15# braid waiting on a Stradivarius paired with a nice dobyns spinning set up lol. My buddy just suggested gamma touch which I’ve been having really good outings with. I’ll be throwing 1/6 ounce Ned’s on it as well and darterheads. I LOVE 2 power rods and below but for the area it’s gonna cost me more fish than the enjoyment of that battle on a lighter rod. Plus it doubles for smaller jigs and t rigs when I gotta pitch around trees when I’m just shore hoppin or wanna toss a spinning set up for it. I had a champion 766flip and it was a horse I could toss around any tree and not have a worry I just don’t enjoy the stiffness and trust a 735 to do that as well

[TBAG]

On 2/4/2019 at 4:01 AM, NorthernBasser said:

I bought the Dobyns Sierra 734 (w/ micro guides) when TW was having that big sale on them. I've yet to use it, but my plan was to use it for my jigs (3/8oz-1/2oz). Before I bought it I had heard good things. But now many in here are saying the sensitivity on the Dobyns aren't that great. Bummer if true. Suppose I can use it for other applications if that's the case.

 

Last year I used a Curado rod (7'2" med/heavy) for my jigs. Anybody have any comparisons between that and the Sierras? 

I did the same, but bought it for a spinnerbait, buzzbait and small swimbait specific rod. I haven't gotten the chance to fish it but hopefully soon.

 

On 2/4/2019 at 10:49 AM, Frog Turds said:

Northern Basser, dont fret if you're not satisfied with sensitivity of it...you still didnt make a bad choice what so ever buying it, especially at the sale price...it was a good score no matter....the 734 is an awesome stick in general for piles of other things...I have 3 of the 734's, 2 champs and 1 Sierra and I could still justify more, i throw alot of stuff on the 734's...

 

I havent used/experienced the Seirra's for bottom contact, always some kind of moving bait with the 734 Sierras...my main jig stick is a DX 765flip...but I've used the 734c, 733c, 702c & 684c champs for jigs and I dont have any complaints with sensitivity...

What all do you throw with your 734c?