Hi All,

 

I am looking at the Dobyn's Champion Xtreme spinning in 741 and wondering if anyone has experience using the rod and what their thoughts are. I plan on getting a rod primarily for neko rigs, 3-4" senkos, and light texas rigs (</= 1/8 oz. with a small finesse worm). I would also use it for ned rigs and drop shots.

 

Given the fact that I want to use it for light texas rigs and small senkos with a buried hook, will this rod have enough power to drive the hook through the plastic sufficiently, or will this rod would be better suited for open hook finesse options that require a reel-set? If the latter, would a 742 be a better option?

 

A non-dobyns alternative I am considering is the Daiwa Tatula Elite AGS Spin Rod 6'10" Med Light. Any information on this rod would be greatly appreciated as well. 

 

Thanks in advance!

Steve

Don't have the Dobyns or that particular Elite, but the Dobyns I do own fish pretty light. I'd be worried about the 1 power being too light, so the 2 power may yield better results. I use the 7'6" M-ML Elite AGS for almost all the things you listed and it is the best rod I've found for that purpose. 

i don't have the 6'10 AGS elite but i do have the 7' elite ML and it is one of my favorite rods to use by far

On 7/8/2020 at 2:55 PM, Tywithay said:

Don't have the Dobyns or that particular Elite, but the Dobyns I do own fish pretty light. I'd be worried about the 1 power being too light, so the 2 power may yield better results. I use the 7'6" M-ML Elite AGS for almost all the things you listed and it is the best rod I've found for that purpose. 

I just got that 7'6" M-ML/fast action in the regular Tatula spinning rod series (model TTU761MLMFS), and was surprised how much power it really has. I would actually call this rod a medium power/XF action. I'm actually going to use it as a deep water tube rod on Lake Erie. That's how much power it has.