Dobyns Champion 736 to replace my 735.

Any reasoning for stepping up in power!?

Any reasoning for stepping up in power!?

hollow body slop/pad fields. don't get me wrong, the 735 has a lot of power and I probably can get by w/o the 6 but I don't do much open water frogging to justify keeping it just for that. When I'm frog fishing the river and it's backwaters, i'm more often than not hucking way back into crud or walking frogs through pad fields which means I have to drag fish through slop or pull them through pads.  The pads on the mississippi don't mess around. I just feel a little underpowered at times. I was even considering the 805 but I think i'm set on the 736.

The 736 is surely your rod then...I'm holing to upgrade to the 746 and double it up

Not in the market, have what ever I need and want to catch anything I target.

 

Don't be an ole stick in the mud. You can afford anything you like.

Treat yourself to something new, top-end and exotic. I bet you would

REALLY enjoy something special! I'm thinking MegaBass or Loomis

NRX rod and a Stella 2500FE.  I know you like braid, but spool this

rig up with Tatsu #6. If you can land a 10-12lb  Florida Strain largemouth

on this gear you will forget about saltwater fishing from the shore.

 

 

I impulse bought a Stella 2500FE over black Friday, once it arrived I decided I needed a better rod for that nice of a reel, so I have a Loomis 822 SYR on the way now.  

Chronarch ci4+ on a 7'3 ***. Mh

I'm not exactly sure which rod yet but it's going to be either a Shimano or Loomis for the Metanium XG I picked up a few weeks back. Also I'm going to need a rod for a "tuned" Abu 5601 C4 I'm currently building. Still waiting on the last few parts to arrive, hopefully early next week, then all I have to do is assemble it (which is the fun part to me) and it'll be ready to go. It's navy blue so I'm almost positive I'm gonna go with an Abu Volatile to match, just have to decide between the two I have narrowed it down to.  

 

Also I'll either pick up a new Curado after the Classic (if the rumors are true) or a Calcutta D. Love the way the D series Calcutta's look.

My next combo will be an all around set up. I'm getting a Dobyns Coalition Weapon 734C (7'3" Heavy Fast Action) and pairing it with a Lew's Tournament Pro 7.1:1 reel. I will primarily use this for jigs, texas rigs, spinnerbaits, swim jigs, and buzzbaits.  

I'm not exactly sure which rod yet but it's going to be either a Shimano or Loomis for the Metanium XG I picked up a few weeks back. Also I'm going to need a rod for a "tuned" Abu 5601 C4 I'm currently building. Still waiting on the last few parts to arrive, hopefully early next week, then all I have to do is assemble it (which is the fun part to me) and it'll be ready to go. It's navy blue so I'm almost positive I'm gonna go with an Abu Volatile to match, just have to decide between the two I have narrowed it down to.  

 

Also I'll either pick up a new Curado after the Classic (if the rumors are true) or a Calcutta D. Love the way the D series Calcutta's look.

 

 

I'd like to get into tuning abus, as I have a few and love them.  Where do you find your stuffs?  I've seen some things on Ebay.

I want a Dobyns dx 746 with a 7.1:1 PQ.

 

I need a deep diving crankbait set up. I havent decided on a rod yet but the reel will be a 5.2:1 PQ

Dobyns 705cb Glass (on its way) and a Chronarch Ci4. That's the plan any how.

Replace the Champion 734C that I never should have sold in the first place and going to be pairing it with a Shimano Metanium XG

Daiwa Tatula 6.3:1 on a iROD Genesis II 7'4" MH

Daiwa T3B on a St. Croix Rage 7'1" M

Just bought a stradic ci4 1000 and a duckett 7'ml for light drop shots and mojo rigs.

Lew's® Speed Spool® Tournament Baitcast Reel (6:4:1) with The Dobyns Champion Series 704CB (7'0").

I'd like to get into tuning abus, as I have a few and love them.  Where do you find your stuffs?  I've seen some things on Ebay.

There are a TON of places to source different aftermarket parts from. Just do a simple Google search and you'll get plenty of info. I have to warn you though, it gets addictive really fast.

Dobyns 795MLSB topped with a Cardiff 301A for swimbaits.

Megabass Orochi XX 7'0 shakey head spinning rod with a Stradic CI4+ 2500 series reel. This will be my dedicated hair jig outfit. It will also be used for the occasional shakey head and tube.

7ft6 carbonlite heavy action and a lews tournament pro,revo or chronarch

Don't be an ole stick in the mud. You can afford anything you like.

Treat yourself to something new, top-end and exotic. I bet you would

REALLY enjoy something special! I'm thinking MegaBass or Loomis

NRX rod and a Stella 2500FE.  I know you like braid, but spool this

rig up with Tatsu #6. If you can land a 10-12lb  Florida Strain largemouth

on this gear you will forget about saltwater fishing from the shore.

 

 

I appreciate the recommendation and that's a really nice outfit, I may buy something like that when I slow down and start taking it easy.  At 68 I'm still young and healthy enough to challenge myself with the likes of juvenile tarpon, jacks and permit on light spinning or fly. Not that I don't enjoy bass fishing, it just doesn't take center stage over these fish for me.  I will always bass fish, but will always target inshore salt species first.

I wanna try the new tatula rod and reel.

im getting two set ups in a few days which will be a 7'1 MH *** paired with a Lews Tournament pro for jigs

My second will be a okuma guide select 7'6 H with a cardiff 300a for swimbaits

I'm going to try my hand at building rods. Just ordered a sc3 7'0mf and sc3 6'9 mlxf spinning blanks basically got a two for one deal with some broken blanks to practice my wraps on as well. I'm going to try using tennessee handles with fuji alconite k- series guides. With a 2500 and 1000 size shimanos on the rods.

I don't need much, but there's always room for a good jig rod.  Might be getting a new centrepin rig this winter, but that's for trout.

i have several of my next combos planned out.  Im gonna pair my newly won shimano clarus crank rod with a bps pro qualifier 6.4-1.  A spinning pro qualifier in 6.1-1 on a 7' carbonlite ML(for very light texas rigs, dropshots and other various light lures).  A pflueger president on a rod yet to be picked.  90% sure im gonna get a bps tourney special BC combo in 7.0-1 with a medium heavy rod.  Lastly an abu garcia black max 2 combo for general purpose and as a backup.  Tax return time cant get here fast enough.