Dobyns 683c vs 703c vs 733c

[jimanchower]

Assuming that we're talking about rods of the same line (e.g. Sierra), and of the same power rating, would you expect any difference in the perceived power/action based on the difference in length? For example, would the longer rod feel like it has a slower action based on the fact that it has more rod to bend?

 

I'm using a specific example here, but I suppose the same question applies to any lineup of rods where the only difference in specification is length.

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I have found that more often than not there is a difference, and usually the longer rod will fish with a tad more power and a bit slower. Some of this may be real (or is it reel) and some perceived. Not sure even the product development guys could nail it down. In addition to slight individual variations, I have seen differences in production runs, that in all likelihood were not intentional. 

That is why I always like to handle a rod I am considering.

[Darth-Baiter]

13 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

I have found that more often than not 

That is why I always like to handle a rod I am considering.

How?  Trying to learn. 

 

I go to a local store and I’ll fondle rods.  I gather very little intel except grip, weight maybe handle length.   The shop won’t let me attach a reel and let a practice plug fly. 
 

To the OP’s question.  I feel a longer rod sets a hook with more authority.  Leverage, and it simply moves line faster with the bigger arc-length   
 

I got the 7.  It’s the longest rod I can get into my truck. 

[Fishlegs]

3 hours ago, They call me “Gaiter Salad” said:

The shop won’t let me attach a reel and let a practice plug fly. 

Wouldn't it be cool if there were fishing ranges in stores? Like shooting ranges. lol

[FishinBuck07]

3 hours ago, They call me “Gaiter Salad” said:

How?  Trying to learn. 

 

I go to a local store and I’ll fondle rods.  I gather very little intel except grip, weight maybe handle length.   The shop won’t let me attach a reel and let a practice plug fly. 
 

To the OP’s question.  I feel a longer rod sets a hook with more authority.  Leverage, and it simply moves line faster with the bigger arc-length   
 

I got the 7.  It’s the longest rod I can get into my truck. 

You are going to the wrong tackle shop then!!!?

[Columbia Craw]

There will be a difference.  The way the load progresses from tip to butt will feel quicker on a 663 than a 703 because of the additional length of the blank at six inches.  The difference in the 703 in comparison to the 733 is much less noticeable if at all.  You’re only adding threes inches to the progression.  
I fish longer rods than most and a power rating above most anglers.

 

Take a reel with you and have the sales person let you run the line throughout the guides and do a load test.  If they say no you know who to ask for.

[Boomstick]

From handling rods in the store, it felt like the Fury 703C had more tip than the 733C. I've also heard the same from people who own both. It's almost as if they 3 off of the end of the 733C and make into a 703C or maybe 2 off the end and 1 off the base even.

[kayaking_kev]

I've had the Fury 663c and 703c and to me it seems the 703c had slightly more of a tip, and the 663c reached the backbone a little faster making it feel a little more powerful, but the differences are very small. Shorter rods are going to be more accurate casting and longer rods are going to give you more leverage on hooks sets.

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19 minutes ago, kayaking_kev said:

 longer rods are going to give you more leverage on hooks sets.

No, they are going to reduce leverage, what they are going to do is indeed move more line per unit of motion on the anglers part input thus correcting or making up up for poor mechanics/hook setting technique (or mismatched line, but that's a whole other discussion)...

1 hour ago, Columbia Craw said:

I fish longer rods than most and a power rating above most anglers.T

I do the exact opposite. Not right v wrong, just peeling the cat thing I guess. 

[Darth-Baiter]

3 hours ago, BassWhole! said:

No, they are going to reduce leverage, what they are going to do is indeed move more line per unit of motion on the anglers part input thus correcting or making up up for poor mechanics/hook setting technique (or mismatched line, but that's a whole other discussion)...

I do the exact opposite. Not right v wrong, just peeling the cat thing I guess. 

You are correct!  Its the reverse of using a longer wrench.  Thanks for plumbing me up. 

[ironbjorn]

8 hours ago, Boomstick said:

From handling rods in the store, it felt like the Fury 703C had more tip than the 733C. I've also heard the same from people who own both. It's almost as if they 3 off of the end of the 733C and make into a 703C or maybe 2 off the end and 1 off the base even.

I emailed Dobyns about something awhile ago and Gary told me that while many companies will take a longer blank and cut it down to make a shorter version, he does not. A 663 isn't a chopped up 703 and so on.