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Dobyns fury 702 vs 703

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Hey guys I’m mainly a saltwater guy but recently got into freshwater fishing mainly at our vacation home in PA. I’m looking for a general purpose spinning rod to walk the bank and wade shorelines with (not big on casting rods) and have narrowed it down to a Dobyns fury 702 and 703. I’m undecided on which one to get. Right now I mainly fish senkos, 1/8oz Texas rigs, super spook jr, rebel pop-r, strike king 1/8oz mini king spinnerbaits and ned rigs. In the spring I also throw jerkbaits like the rapala shadow rap Shad and x rap. Which rod should I go for, the 703 or 702. 

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703 is more general purpose than the 702...I have both, and that's what I'd get for a GP spinning rod of those two.

Imo the 703sf is better suited for weightless senkos and t-rigs and the 702sf for ned rigs and 1/8 spinnerbaits. 
 

For reference, I regularly cast and fish 1 oz bucktails for fluke and stripers on a kaden 713sf, which is slightly heavier action wise than a fury 703sf, without an issue.

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I have both rods (Sierra model) : Per Gary Dobyns - use the 703 for soft plastics where the hook is buried into the soft plastic (i.e. T-Rigged Drop Shot / Shakey Head) and the 702 for open hook soft plastics (i.e. nose hooked soft plastics for drop shot / Ned Rig 1/16th oz. jig head ). I'm happy I have both - if possible, wait for a Labor Day sale and buy both the 702 & 703 Fury rods !

I have a 2 power Champion that’s not good for much of anything for me.

I use my 3 power alot. Go with a 703.

I have both...the 702 I use for my Ned rigs and the 703 I use for Jigs,Texas Rigs,Senko and Shakey Heads, 

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