David P

Bryant turned me onto the Lunas instead of a Calcutta 400B, and I love it. Zero complaints. well one.... when it's cold outside the reel is painful to hold.

Learning how to use a baitcaster is much easier done with a quality reel. As other people said, check the flea market here, you can get some killer deals.

I think I have the biggest frog fish for sure :

Daiwa and Revo only.

Nice fish bro! Haha, I know, I almost didn't post sense everyone else posted such monsters. But I guess it can be a joke/real thread. Ha.

I call photoshop!! You caught me! She was really 3lbs 13oz ;D

13-3

Although Burley's fish would clearly eat mine,

Little bit heavier then the competition in that price range, haven't fished one, but played with them at the ISE show. Couldn't comment on sensitivity as I didn't use it, just held it for a second.

Different rods have different lengths of cork below the reel, some are more comfortable then others, but hand size does play a role in the comfort I see exactly where you're coming from. Only thing I like a foregrip for is swimbaits, other then that I love putting my finger on the blank directly.

Spinning or Baitcasting?

Yeah, but the less material there is on the blank, the less there is to muffle vibrations. Think of it like putting your hand on a snare drum. Touching the vibrating surface kills the vibrations by absorbing them. It's the same with cork. I don't know if that little bit less cork makes any noticeable differences but I like to think it does. I completely understand why it "would", just have never noticed a difference personally. I think it gives confidence, which definitely helps.

Personally, I think it's more about look then anything else. Sure it reduces a little bit of weight, and some guys say they think it's more sensitive. No front grip keeps your finger directly on the blank, but your hand wont' be on the part of the rod that the cork is missing on the bottom grip anyway.

Trilene 100% fluoro, although I'm going to order some Shooter very shortly to give it a shot.

If you're between those 3, I would definitely go with the Daiwa LT Frog rod, simply due to the extra 4 inches in length. Longer rod has definitely helped my frog fishing.

They can be fished a ton of ways. Weightless, with a weight, wacky rigged, on the bottom, mid column, or as a trailer on a jig or chatter bait.

Those are the OLD Dobyns rods, the new ones just released. The 734 is not a frog rod by any means, it has a TON of good uses, but not a frog rod. I have a 734 and love it, Spinnerbaits, T-Rig plastics, Brushhogs, Rat L Traps, Senkos, Jigs, etc.. But not frogs. The Daiwa rod felt a bit limp for my liking, I didn't feel as though I was getting good hook sets on bites from a long ways out.. Some guys like the less stiff rod, but I don't. The previous model of Dobyns rods had some manufacturing issues, not ALL of them were bad, but some batches that were shipped to the USA did have issues. For $140 the 734 is an awesome all around rod, but as I said before, I wouldn't use it for frogs.

Compared to my swimbait rod, the thing hurts my arm. Maybe I'm just a girl.

the Okumas are the "Standard" swimbait rod, lots of guys use them, especially guys on a budget. They are rather heavy though. Then again I'm a weakling. No experience with the Mojos.

If the 7'6 rod is light enough, it's like you're casting nothing, it's not a problem at all, seriously. I love long rods for pitching frogs and for long casts, the longer rod helps me LAUNCH that frog far out in open water. I had an 8-4, 7-14, and 7-12 this year all with a bobbys perfect frog and a 765 and 766 flipping sticks and 65lb braid. My swimbait rod is 8ft ;D

7'6 Heavy .

They're already out over here. I've played with them for two weeks earlier this month, but won't have mine until Monday. I have 8 and will continue to get more this year. There is absolutely no competition between a Daiwa Light and Tough rod vs. a Dobyns rod, but the Dobyns rods are also more expensive. Not sure which Dobyns 7'3 rod you're speaking of, there's several, 733, 734, 735, 736. The 736 is what I would personally use for frogging, although I like 7'6 for frogging. I have personally owned and sold the Daiwa LT Frog Rod, I didn't like it.

Considering you can get an STX on Ebay for $170 shipped to your door, I think that alone is a good reason to just spend the few extra dollars.

For a while I was carrying 5-7 rods while shore fishing, and walking around 50 acre lakes. It gets tiring, I agree, so I found a few rods to help me accomplish quite a few tasks. Dobyns 733 - T-Rig Plastics, Senkos, Drop Shot, Shaky Head, you can even use it cranking. Dobyns 765 - Flipping / Pitching / Smaller Swimbaits Then depending on the time of year and what I was focusing on, sometimes I would take a 702 spinning rod to have some fun, or take a 734 for spinnerbaits, more plastics, and lighter flipping in pitching with jigs and such. Good Medium action rod, Good Medium Heavy action rod, and a good Heavy or XHeavy rod. Lengths are up to you, I like 7'3 and 7'6. hope that helps a little.

There is nothing better then a Snag Proof Bobbys Perfect Frog!