Dobyns DRX 755C SH

[dodgeguy]

So at age 62 I nearly died of covid over Christmas. I've decided that whatever time I have left I'm gonna do what I want. I'm saving Sportsman's Outfitters gift cards until I can but myself a 7-5 Xtacy. Does anybody have this rod or any others in this series? I need some opinions on it.

[softwateronly]

I have the 755FH.  Got it in late November, probably caught less than a dozen fish with it.  This spring is gonna be different.  What might I be able to help with?

 

Also, glad you're feeling better and this decision is fully supported by me and the monkey.

 

scott

10 minutes ago, dodgeguy said:

So at age 62 I nearly died of covid over Christmas. I've decided that whatever time I have left I'm gonna do what I want. I'm saving Sportsman's Outfitters gift cards until I can but myself a 7-5 Xtacy. Does anybody have this rod or any others in this series? I need some opinions on it.

 

I have the 755FH.  Got it in late November, probably caught less than a dozen fish with it.  This spring is gonna be different.  What might I be able to help with?

 

Also, glad you're feeling better and this decision is fully supported by me and the monkey.

 

scott

[dodgeguy]

Is it light and balanced ? I hear the build is impeccable. Is the tip soft so it's not a pool cue. How do you feel the sensitivity is with braid. The reviews I see rave about it.

[softwateronly]

20 minutes ago, dodgeguy said:

Is it light and balanced ? I hear the build is impeccable. Is the tip soft so it's not a pool cue. How do you feel the sensitivity is with braid. The reviews I see rave about it.

The FH is perfectly balanced.  Reel choice is completely up to you.  Ive used a 6.3oz, 7.6oz and 7.8oz reels.  All felt at home.

 

The build is subtle and gorgeous imho.  Cork on mine is practically filler-less.  I have furys, champions, and one xtasy.  I don't own dobyns for looks, but the xtasy is a looker.

 

The last thing I'd call this rod is a pool cue, I'd actually say that the 755 feels like a MH.  I have DC734 and DC735.  The action of the DRX feels almost in-between.  It's an extremely balanced, light weight rod that feels most at home with homerun hooksets.  It has a lot of power buried in there.  It's just so much fun when it loads up.  I've only been able to connect once like this, but it was a lot of fun.  Most of my fish have been on swimjigs with a sweeping hookset.  On the opposite side of the equation, my last bass before ice was a tiny tick right at the canoe that i just reflexed with a quick snap up.  Right in the roof of the mouth.

 

It's an amazing moving bait rod, probably one of my favorites, need more time.  Swim jigs and light A-rigs will be what I first tie on with ice out.

 

The downside?  There are other rods that feel more sensitive to me, barely, but they do.  I don't own NRX, but I feel like the poison adrena 6'11M+F and the 7'2HF have a more tell tale sensitivity.  The DRX is very sensitive.  It just isn't a tick, it's a feel or weight.  I know that makes no sense, but it's unique.  However I do own a G Loomis Conquest 906 and the DRX 755 and they are very similar to me in sensitivity.  It might be because they're longer rods, it might just be me, I don't know.  

 

I use braid to leader or just straight braid with this and all rods.

 

scott

[Last_Cast]

Glad you're okay man!

[iabass8]

The rod is very light and balanced pretty well for it's length. I had it initially and traded it in for the 725 Xtasy. Much better balanced, for obvious reasons, and same power. The xtasy lines fish about 1/2 power lighter than their rating but are deceptively powerful . They're plenty sensitive and lightweight. Not a pool cue by any means. 

[dodgeguy]

Ive heard the cork is beyond compare. It sounds exactly like what I'm looking for.

[softwateronly]

7 minutes ago, dodgeguy said:

Ive heard the cork is beyond compare. It sounds exactly like what I'm looking for.

I love it and really look forward to more time with it.  I highly recommend as a high end, long, do everything rod.

 

scott