Dobyns 741

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Dobyns 741

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:26 pm

Anyone use the Dobyns extreme HP 741 or 742 spinning?

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Re: Dobyns 741

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Wed Oct 04, 2017 10:42 pm

Ordered the 741, now I gotta find a reel.

This rod will be for Ned Rig 90% of the time......just sayin :whistle:

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Post by bassmaster_flex » Fri Oct 06, 2017 5:46 pm

Wish they made a 741 casting rod. Would be nice.

What reel were you thinking? I was looking at the rod also.

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Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Fri Oct 06, 2017 5:59 pm

bassmaster_flex wrote:Wish they made a 741 casting rod. Would be nice.

What reel were you thinking? I was looking at the rod also.
Not sure yet, maybe a shimano complex ci4

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Post by stykbowslim » Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:14 am

I use both, 741 & 742 HP spinning rods. My primary baits for those two rods are: dropshot/neko's for the 741, and spy baits, shaky heads, 4" weightless senkos, 3/8 dropshots for the 742.

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Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:18 pm

stykbowslim wrote:I use both, 741 & 742 HP spinning rods. My primary baits for those two rods are: dropshot/neko's for the 741, and spy baits, shaky heads, 4" weightless senkos, 3/8 dropshots for the 742.
Is the 741 a true light or is it about a half power stronger?

I have heard the 742 is a bit stronger then a actual medium light compared to a 702.

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Post by godshippy » Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:04 pm

Just ask Richard? Actually...I wonder if they're ok cause of the fires...I heard Yuba was being evacuated

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Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:25 pm

godshippy wrote:Just ask Richard? Actually...I wonder if they're ok cause of the fires...I heard Yuba was being evacuated
They seemed okay, they called me today.
I ended up going with the 842

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Re: Dobyns 741

Post by civicrr » Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:31 am

BRONZEBACK32 wrote:
I have heard the 742 is a bit stronger then a actual medium light compared to a 702.
I would say that the DX742 fishes just barely stronger than a 'regular' 702. e.g. Champion or Sierra 702SF. Has the same tip but as you fight a fish, the extra length makes the fish work harder.

The DX702 is a 1/2 power lighter than the other 2 power rods. If you compared the DX702, to the other Dobyns (Champion/Sierra/etc) 2 power, it will fish less powerfully. Notice that the Extreme series rods are actually have Finesse as part of the model name for the DX 701SF Finesse, DX 702SF Finesse and DX702C Finesse.

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Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:06 pm

Excellent info.

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Re: Dobyns 741

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Sat Oct 14, 2017 7:41 pm

Got the 742 today and I think it will work excellent for ned rigs.

I had a extra Shimano stradic FJ 3000 laying around so for now that is what I will use, this shimano is a little heavier then
what I'm used to (Vanquish-Exsence) but actually balances the rod pretty damn good.

I noticed with the reel seat that once you have a reel on it and tighten it down, it leaves a bit of a gap above the
threading on the blank, almost like it does not tighten down as far as it should....
best way to put it, its like the reels seat is to long for the rod, its fine and does go on tight but looks kinda weird

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