Dobyns rods

[JeffD]

Does anyone have any experience withe lower end Dobyns rods (Fury or Colt)

[swhit140]

I have a Fury 705CB that I use for crankbaits for a couple seasons. I've been really happy with it and have caught some of my largest fish with it this season.

 

[MN Fisher]

I have two Fury rods - a 705CB and a 702SF

The CB is my crankbait rod, backs up as a jig rod, but I got two others for jigs and bladed jigs so I rarely tie a jig on the CB. Good casting range, sensitive enough to feel vibrations from the cranks...I've liked it so far

The SF is my main finesse rod - drop-shot, weightless wacky, Ned, single flukes - another rod that I've enjoyed using.

 

I've got a couple Furys on my wishlist - maybe pick one of them up this winter.

[JeffD]

I heard they had a veterans discount. Is that true?

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, JeffD said:

I heard they had a veterans discount. Is that true?

I dunno about that - but you want a great price...wait for TW's Good Friday sale - I got my 705CB for $95.

[JeffD]

Thanks for the tip.

[MidwestBassAttack]

I’ve used the Fury 705cb and really liked it. Perfect rod for treble hook baits. I just upgraded to the Champion XP 705cb.

 

Every Dobyns rod I’ve held have been top notch. From the Fury to Sierra to Champ XP.....quality and attention to detail are far superior to anything else I’ve tried.

 

You can’t go wrong!

[kayaking_kev]

31 minutes ago, JeffD said:

I heard they had a veterans discount. Is that true?

Yes, it's 30%, you have to call them though.

 

My first rod after a Ugly Stik was a Fury 703c, it's a pretty versatile rod. It became my jerkbait rod and I liked it so much I bought the Fury 663c to have a shorter jerkbait rod. I also had the Fury 702sf, and it was more like a Medium Power, IMO. 705cb & 703c would be my favorite Furys.

[JeffD]

Great, thanks

[Hewhospeaksmuchbull]

1 hour ago, MidwestBassAttack said:

I’ve used the Fury 705cb and really liked it. Perfect rod for treble hook baits. I just upgraded to the Champion XP 705cb.

 

Every Dobyns rod I’ve held have been top notch. From the Fury to Sierra to Champ XP.....quality and attention to detail are far superior to anything else I’ve tried.

 

You can’t go wrong!

Word!

[ChrisD46]

The Fury 705cb is cited by many to be one of the favorites in the Fury line up - you can't go wrong .

[sdsc357]

I also have the 705cb. Mainly used for small topwaters.

[Randy Price]

I bought a 703C Fury a few weeks ago and was very disappointed with it.  The fit and finish was very good but the rod blank sensitivity was a let down.  I took it back and bought a Mojo Bass (which was about $ 20.00 more) and have been very happy with it.  Based on my experience the Mojo Bass is much more sensitive than the Fury.

[ww2farmer]

.All I own anymore are Dobyns Fury's

 

I have a pair of 735c's, these are my jig and t-rig rods. They handle 1/4- 1oz jigs and t-rigs beautifully. I'm mainly a flipper and pitcher, and they're my go to rods around docks, laydowns, and grass. They are nimble enough to handle little finesse flipping jigs, and powerful enough to punch with. It's a true "do-all" flipping and pitching rod. If your faced with thick matted grass for months on end, you may want to get a more technique specific rod for punching, but for the 6-8 weeks the grass is topped out and really thick here in midsummer through early fall, these rods work great for me and I never feel under gunned using them in the thick stuff.... plus they have the added bonus of being very versatile the rest of the season when I don't need a dedicated punching rod.

 

I have two 704c's. One is my frog rod, and yes....I frog in every season except for very early after ice out, and very late before ice up. Much like the 735, if you need a rod for frogging mats for months on end, this is probably not the ideal rod....it can certainly do it, as I do use it for that often, but it's more often used for skipping frogs under docks, overhanging trees and bushes, down the edges of cover, etc ...and it's excellent for that. The other one has a power shot, or swim jig rigged on it year round.

 

I have a 703c casting rod. This is my swiss army knife rod. I do everything with it EXCEPT frog or flip. It's main use depends on the season. Early and late in the year, a 1/2 oz blade bait lives on it, then for a lot of the spring, summer, and fall it has a heavy wacky jig on it. But it's also a good chatterbait, spinnerbait, jerkbait, and light jig and t-rig rod

 

And rounding out my casting set ups, I have the 705cb. I throw Sammy's, pointers, 1.5 and 2.5 square bills and deep divers on it, as well as LV 200's and LV 500's. It's a surprisingly good spinnerbait and chatterbait rod too. It's not quite as moderate in action as a glass rod, but it's also not quite as fast as jig rod. It's perfectly described as a moderate fast rod, and is a good choice for all moving baits. 

 

My spinning set ups are:

 

703s... this rod has either a Neko rig, or my smallmouth specific light wire hook football jig tied on it 

 

A pair of 702s's...one is rigged with a drop shot, the other a ned rig...and they never change year round

 

And lastly a 662s... this is my swiss army knife spinning rod. Main uses are skipping weightless plastics under docks, flick shake, throwing grubs and small swimbaits, and standing in for the other rods when I need multiple rods rigged up the same way

[JeffD]

Wow, thanks ww2farmer. All this info on this thread is a great help. I think I'll be buying 3 Furys soon.

[GTFishing18]

Fury 705CB.  Great rod for many moving bait techniques IMO.  735C also is a nice frog rod for the $.

[Teal]

11 hours ago, ww2farmer said:

.All I own anymore are Dobyns Fury's

 

I have a pair of 735c's, these are my jig and t-rig rods. They handle 1/4- 1oz jigs and t-rigs beautifully. I'm mainly a flipper and pitcher, and they're my go to rods around docks, laydowns, and grass. They are nimble enough to handle little finesse flipping jigs, and powerful enough to punch with. It's a true "do-all" flipping and pitching rod. If your faced with thick matted grass for months on end, you may want to get a more technique specific rod for punching, but for the 6-8 weeks the grass is topped out and really thick here in midsummer through early fall, these rods work great for me and I never feel under gunned using them in the thick stuff.... plus they have the added bonus of being very versatile the rest of the season when I don't need a dedicated punching rod.

 

I have two 704c's. One is my frog rod, and yes....I frog in every season except for very early after ice out, and very late before ice up. Much like the 735, if you need a rod for frogging mats for months on end, this is probably not the ideal rod....it can certainly do it, as I do use it for that often, but it's more often used for skipping frogs under docks, overhanging trees and bushes, down the edges of cover, etc ...and it's excellent for that. The other one has a power shot, or swim jig rigged on it year round.

 

I have a 703c casting rod. This is my swiss army knife rod. I do everything with it EXCEPT frog or flip. It's main use depends on the season. Early and late in the year, a 1/2 oz blade bait lives on it, then for a lot of the spring, summer, and fall it has a heavy wacky jig on it. But it's also a good chatterbait, spinnerbait, jerkbait, and light jig and t-rig rod

 

And rounding out my casting set ups, I have the 705cb. I throw Sammy's, pointers, 1.5 and 2.5 square bills and deep divers on it, as well as LV 200's and LV 500's. It's a surprisingly good spinnerbait and chatterbait rod too. It's not quite as moderate in action as a glass rod, but it's also not quite as fast as jig rod. It's perfectly described as a moderate fast rod, and is a good choice for all moving baits. 

 

My spinning set ups are:

 

703s... this rod has either a Neko rig, or my smallmouth specific light wire hook football jig tied on it 

 

A pair of 702s's...one is rigged with a drop shot, the other a ned rig...and they never change year round

 

And lastly a 662s... this is my swiss army knife spinning rod. Main uses are skipping weightless plastics under docks, flick shake, throwing grubs and small swimbaits, and standing in for the other rods when I need multiple rods rigged up the same way

Although I own a dobyns rod, I wouldn't describe myself as a dobyns guy..but dang man that was one heck of a description and review.  I've known you on here for 8 years and you are well respected as member here and a good fisherman, so with that, I give your review more weight than the random ones I see online.   Thanks for the info! 

[MN Fisher]

Just now, Bastian10691 said:

What rod are you using for bladed jigs? 

Couple budget rods - 7'0" Aird-X MH/F as my main and a 7'0" Laguna MH/F as my secondary.

[Matt Eisen]

On 10/6/2020 at 9:35 AM, Randy Price said:

I bought a 703C Fury a few weeks ago and was very disappointed with it.  The fit and finish was very good but the rod blank sensitivity was a let down.  I took it back and bought a Mojo Bass (which was about $ 20.00 more) and have been very happy with it.  Based on my experience the Mojo Bass is much more sensitive than the Fury.

Hey @Randy Price

 

Just curious, what model mojo did you buy instead? I'm just curious because I'm in the exact opposite predicament of you... I currently own a Mojo 7'1" MH Fast action rod and I wish I bought a dobyns 734c instead. The build quality and feel of a st croix is phenomenal however I wish my MH fast action mojo was more of a true fast action. When I fish a 1/4 oz swim jig on the mojo I feel like I don't have as much power to fight the fish and horse it out of cover as much as a MH fast action ought to. To me it seems slighly more moderate, and I'd like something a little more stiffer. I'm hoping a Dobyns will be better. What are your thoughts?

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, Bastian10691 said:

I know tackle warehouse rates them as Medium Heavy. Is that pretty true?

What rod you using for bladed jigs?

Answered already on previous page...but again

Couple budget rods - 7'0" Aird-X MH/F as my main and a 7'0" Laguna MH/F as my secondary.

[Randy Price]

On 10/10/2020 at 4:43 PM, Matt Eisen said:

Hey @Randy Price

 

Just curious, what model mojo did you buy instead? I'm just curious because I'm in the exact opposite predicament of you... I currently own a Mojo 7'1" MH Fast action rod and I wish I bought a dobyns 734c instead. The build quality and feel of a st croix is phenomenal however I wish my MH fast action mojo was more of a true fast action. When I fish a 1/4 oz swim jig on the mojo I feel like I don't have as much power to fight the fish and horse it out of cover as much as a MH fast action ought to. To me it seems slighly more moderate, and I'd like something a little more stiffer. I'm hoping a Dobyns will be better. What are your thoughts?

@Matt Eisen, I bought the same rod as you currently own.  I have not tried the 734c so I really can't comment on it.  I know SC rods sometimes can be a little stiffer than other rod manufacturers for the same power and action.

[swhit140]

7 hours ago, Bastian10691 said:

I know tackle warehouse rates them as Medium Heavy. Is that pretty true?

 

From Dobyns site are the specs:

 

Line Weight	8-17 lb
Lure Weight	1/4-1 oz
Action	Med/Heavy Mod Fast
Applications	Crankbaits, Jerkbaits, Sammys, Lipless Rattlebaits, LV500, Staycee 90