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I use a 7'3"

Did you buy the rod yet?

I am another vote for the guidewear and love it. I have also never had a single drop or leak of any type in mine. One thing I will add is if it is available buy the parka not the jacket. It just fits better overall.

I am glad the examples I gave helped. I'm sorry to hear about the Savvy, I do not personally own a rod from the line yet but I too have heard a lot of great things. I'm sure they will get you hooked up with the right rod and either way I hope you enjoy it and it helps you fish harder and catch more fish!

I do not mind at all. The Powell to me definitely felt like it had a heavier action. To be honest with you I haven't used the rod for whole lot of baits. I have not personally used braid on the rod, however I did have my girlfriend throwing 65lb braid and a frog on it and well, she caught fish with it. Definitely not ideal but she is a pretty good shot with a spinning rod compared to a baitcaster so that's what she was using. One thing about the 702 that you are reading the review on, the dx is a finesse special rod, it is VERY light in action, I have that rod as well and the rating is entirely different. I don't throw too heavy of baits on my 743 so I can't give you too much input about what might be the heaviest it can comfortably cast. The baits I use most often and feel the rod is great for are, 1/8-1/4oz dartheads, 1/8-1/4oz tube, 1/4oz jig with 5" double tail yamamoto grub, 5" senko with 1/8oz nail weight, 6" senko wacky rigged with size 1 owner mosquito hook, double rigged weightless flukes. I'm sorry I'm not much help to what you plan on fishing, I really wish you could have the rod in hand as rod actions are really someone's preference. While one person may say this rod is too heavy for 1/8oz dartheads and tubes, I happen to love it for them. What did you not like about the 3 power savvy?

The rod will handle those jigs just fine. I often throw a 1/4oz tube or darthead on the rod and it is not stressing it at all. It could go up to 3/8oz with no problems. Now I do throw this out in open water but with the right line it will do just fine. I previously did use the 733 powell spin rod and the actions are different, the Powell is definitely heavier and heavier in your hand, however the Dobyns will handle those jigs just fine for you. This is my ALL TIME favorite spinning rod ever, I use a lot of baits on the 2 I own and I love them. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.

Thanks guys, Yeah I have the Peg-It's for now but it somewhat prevents the weight from pushing down against the hook when it is snelled. I will try the punch stops and see how those work! Thanks guys!

I typically use a bobber stop to peg my heavy tungsten weights. I bought these Vike weights recently and they look awesome, however, the hole on them is so big that the regular bobber stoppers I use just slide right through, has anybody found a good way around these? Anyone use the Punch Stops by Paycheck? Was wondering if they are bigger than the standard bobber stoppers and may work with holding these weights. Thanks

It isn't so bad to cut the leader off and then re-tie as long as you're comfortable with your knots. I have been doing this recently and it's not bad at all. Usually when I go somewhere that I'll be fishing a frog I have it on all day so that's what makes it easier for me!

Snag Proof Bobby's Perfect and the Phat Frog is making a quick run up too!

To answer your question, if you want to "walk" the froggy it will effect it. The fluorocarbon will pull down on the nose of the frog and make it much more challenging. I for years had a hardtime walking a frog and found my answer when I switched from mono to straight braid. I fish my frogs in very open water and walk them whenever I can, I throw straight braid and personally don't think it has much negative in this situation. This is coming from someone who really just plain doesn't like braid. I hope you do try the frog 'cause they can be a really fun way to fish!!

Never thought I had problems with the Palomar when I was using it, then I started tying a San Diego Jam and can say it has held up much better for ME personally. I would recommend it to anyone as long as you're tying it right. The part I like best is if I tie it wrong it breaks with a snap of the hand.

I would personally go with the 744, I use it primarily for my 1/4-1oz jigs. I wouldn't pitch heavy jigs into dense cover with it if I had a choice however it will work in that situation. For me it's one of the more versatile rods I own as well. I have thrown spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, senkos, small swimbaits, toads, heavy dropshot, chatterbaits and spooks with the rod and loved it as well. I have used the 743 quite a bit and it is a great rod and is definitely more parabolic in action, if you like a lighter rod with a much more parabolic action, it may be a tough competitor. For what you've described I'm less concerned about casting it into the cover as I am about getting the fish out so I would definitely like the faster action and slight amount of increased power that comes with the 744. I hope this helps! Any other questions feel free to ask.

I also think you'd really like the 703. Would be nice to take advantage of the sale and have two great spin setups!

For Dropshot you may look at a 742 if you also want to throw weightless plastics on it. Personally I throw my dropshot on a 702dx and it's perfect. I throw my weighless baits like flukes and senkos on a 743 but prefer a little stiffer rod than most people so the 742 should be just right! No matter what I'm sure you'll love the rod.

I personally really like the P-Line Halo, have gone through a few spools now and it is very consistent.

If you're having any type of problem with the no hassle warranty on the rod, please give a call directly to the company and let them know what shop you're having a problem with. They will have you taken care of.

And who would that friend be who used the 743 for his dartheads??? HAHA I use my 743 for dartheads, wacky senkos, well, pretty much anything I use a spinning rod for besides a dropshot. It works well for me as I am used to a bit heavier or stiffer spinning rod than most folks, to me, it's all about finding a balance, I think I have pulled out one hook since switching to the 743. I was using another brand's 3 power spin rod before and would pull out a LOT of hooks on fish, but not bend them out. David covered your question well just thought I'd chime in. Just to confuse you more I have fished with the 742 and it is an AWESOME rod as well.

You know I have thought about putting music on the boat as well, not so much for when I am full on fishing but more-so if I take some friends out who might get a little bored or just relaxing out on the boat with fishing rods in hand with the girlfriend. Only problem is the $150 or so that it would take to put it in usually goes to more tackle haha

I've stuck to the Paycheck Baits skirts as well. I think he put a lot of thought into the design and personally feel like they might be simple for a reason. But I agree, they are expensive.

I use Pro-cure's super gels exclusively. To me, they stay on the baits well, not better than everything else but better than the other scents I used to use. Some of my favorites are the Rainbow Trout, Crawfish, Garlic Craw, Sweet Craw, Shad, Threadfin Shad, and Smelt. When you catch yr PB on something that is smeared with a scent it helps the confidence factor! Haha

I have two pairs of Eye Surrender sunglasses that I keep in my boat. They are a good pair of glasses for the price. One reason I bought them is I am pretty terrible about losing glasses and also leaving mine in the car in the morning. I figure a pair of $40 glasses is more protection than NO glasses because I left mine in the car. Couple of things about them is they frames won't break, when I bought them from my local store here, the person showing them to me bent them until the lenses popped out. Also they do have a lifetime warranty they say (not sure what it covers and why you need it since they don't break but still). Another thing is be careful with them because one thing that is apparently effected by price is the scratch resistance of the lens. I have one pair that is pretty badly scratched but are still, better than nothing. I got a pair of the grey (for bright days) and a pair of the copper (for low light or mornings). Just wanted to throw an option out there that is between the 20$ ones you get at Wal-Mart which never seem to fit well at all and break pretty easy, and the ones over a hundred bucks that some folks are reluctant to spend in fear of losing or damaging their glasses. Also I have a pair of the Cocoons as well for my girlfriend if she comes on the boat and is wearing her glasses instead of contacts. She says she likes them since they fit over her glasses but for me they don't fit my face and let lots of light in. I thought they would be much better because the frames have a sort of "lip" on them that cups around your face or eyeglasses but they didn't work as well on the water for the shape of my face.

You know, someone around here actually gave me some dartheads with a sickle hook and said he swore by 'em. I did notice I actually had really solid hookups with them. I've been thinking of changing out to all sickle style since then, not sure they make a HUGE help but hey, maybe it's in my head too but it still is nice to even think I'll be hooking em better! The ones I used were probably a 2/0-3/0 and a 1/8-1/4 oz weight. I was happy with them overall. I think there is another manufacturer that uses a very similar shape but goes by a different name as well. I'm not sure which exactly were in the ones that I used but I personally liked them.

Not sure where the order is from, however the photos on roboworm's site are pretty dead on. One thing that can happen is they can get sun faded if they're left on store pegs for a long time in the sun.

There is one Northern California angler in particular whom I can think of that has won multiple events up here on that setup. From what he had said, he usually uses about a 2-6" leader from the bottom hook and the second bait anywhere from 12-36"+ up the line. One benefit that he mentioned was that this setup can help him find out if the fish prefer a bait which is closer to the bottom, or higher up. Also stated if he is catching them well on the bottom hook and has shortened the leader drastically then he will usually switch to a bottom bait. I have used the rig with success and it definitely can get hung up more. The hang ups are usually the same as a single rig, where you shake it off, or lose the weight most of the time. Only part that sucks is when you DO break both off it's a little more time consuming to tie. Also, I do use it mainly in rocky areas without flooded timber or anything else to cause my hooks to hang up much, mostly it's just the loss of the weight. One thing I do that can make it a little easier when losing setups is I tie a swivel up the line and tie a couple rigs up with both hooks (or single hooks) the night before so that it's just a single knot on the water when I have to re-tie.