744 for up to 1/2 oz Frogs?

[BassBlowup354]

Ik a lot of people use xh rods for frogs but I’m trying not to blow all my money out the window for a rod for each technique. I bet the 744 would be good for smaller frogs but the biggest frog I’m throwing is half ounce so would that work?

[scbassin]

It's not so much as the size of the frog. It's more about the thickness of the cover. A 4 power rod would be fine in open water or light cover. I use a 5 or 6 power for frog fishing. I have a five power & two 6 power rods on my deck while fishing all the time. The 5 power has a toad rigged always & the two 6 powers have a different style of a hollow body frog tied on.  I use the 4 power for bottom baits, spinnerbaits, small swimbaits. The rods I am using for the above presentations are all Dobyns Rods

[Columbia Craw]

If you are talking about the Champion 744C, the short answer is yes.

[Hudson McLean]

Sure it would work, but I would recommend the 5 power rod. I think it would be able to double as a flipping rod, or really any heavy cover technique better than the 4 powered while still being light enough to fish a football jig, or whatever in open water. 

[Boomstick]

The 4 power will work, and if the cover isn't too thick it will actually work quite nicely. I would run 40# braid with that too (I would run 30# or 40# braid on that rod if I was using braid for other things as well), no need imo to step up to 50# or heavier unless you're going to step up to a 5 power rod as well.

 

You can usually throw into those smaller, easier to pull out lily pads just fine (I'm not sure of the exact name), but you get to the big ones, especially a decent sized patch you may run into some difficulties with the 4 power rod.

[Columbia Craw]

The action in the DC744c is Extra fast.  It has tip but locks up pretty quick.  There is no other model in the Dobyns line ups that feels like it.  That's why it's called the Jig Special.  The DC735C is not as fast but has a different power curve.  The point of lock up is a bit further down the blank but the power is there. They load differently.  The 735 is more versatile in my opinion.  I know a bunch of guys who fish the 735 for frogs and jigs both.  For that double duty the 735C would be my choice.  That model also works for large top waters like a Wopper Plopper 130 and medium size swim baits like a 7 inch Rago which is a plus. 

[Chris at Tech]

It'll be fine in open water, but I think you'll struggle fishing thick mats with that rod.