Actually happened last Tuesday morning

Send it to Grantman. I hear he likes short rods.

Ouch, whatcha do?

Send it to Grantman. I hear he likes short rods.

Nice!

Send it to Grantman. I hear he likes short rods.

Bringing an innocent bystander into this is unnecessary lol. You guys are merciless. On a serious note, that sucks. Blank issue or user error?

Bringing an innocent bystander into this is unnecessary lol. You guys are merciless. On a serious note, that sucks. Blank issue or user error?

This is the rod i text msg'd you about last week. DX744. Don't even have a good story. I pitched a worm next to a log, fish bit on the drop, set the hook, snapped the rod tip off 6 guides down from the tip. I could have just sent the rod in for them to check to see if it was a manufacturers defect or go the route i chose and saw (that was a bit nerve racking) the logo portion off and send it in. costs me $1.86. I've had the rod for something around 2 years now so at some point I'm guessing I nicked it or dropped it somewhere. Rod was always in a rod sock when not in use but who knows. Mrs. Dobyns was very friendly and let me pay the 80$ no hassle right away over the phone last Tuesday and I decided to get another DX745 FH instead of a 744. rod was at my door on friday.   Everytime, or place I should say, I always want the power of the 745 when I'm fishing trigs in cover on the 744 so I just got another 745 and ditched my 744. When i'm open water fishing, I'm usually always using a 3/16 or 1/4oz weight and the dx743 works for that. I fish 5/16 tungsten probably 60% of the time /w the rest being 3/8 and 1/2oz and the 745 is just perfect for those.  If I didn't fish so much brush/laydowns/wood w/e on the river I'd probably keep a 744 but aside from occasional open water, I just don't have a use for the 744 /w all the other champs and DX multiples I have. My other 745 is a SG and balances fine but when I put my t3 1016 on the 745 FH it felt weightless. I can see myself switching a few more to FGs.

 

I will saw I think the rod pictured is a bit too long for your liking though

Sounds like great customer service, for sure!

I do prefer the full handles myself. You're very specific with your weights so it's good you have a system down pat. I tend to keep jigs on the 745 and trigs on the 744. Weightless is the 742.

I do prefer the full handles myself. You're very specific with your weights so it's good you have a system down pat. I tend to keep jigs on the 745 and trigs on the 744. Weightless is the 742.

Don't you kid yourself! you know there isn't a rod over 7' in your collection!

 

I could definitely fish 3/8oz trigs fine on the 744 but I''m just throwing them in cover, or very near it, almost always that it just doesn't make sense to have a lesser powered rod. I hardly notice I'm throwing them on a heavier powered rod (could be the RCS1016 spools) anyway. I've yet to venture into the 2 power dobyns. I'd like a casting set up for 1/8 and 3/16oz shakey heads...and an excuse to buy a SOL.