6' ugly stick pro lite spinning rod. Don't fish with it anymore, keep it around for the nephew.

I own both the 843glx and the dx704c and the 843 has a softer tip than the 704. The 704 may have a softer tip than your used to, but your not going to hurt the rod with a 3/8 jig. I fish a 1/2 oz jig with no problem, with plenty of power in the lower half of the rod. The tip of the 704 rod just make...

I like the shimano crucial crankbait 7ft mh. Its the old style not the new.

Hold on! I'm an idiot. :doh: I don't own a DX703C anymore. I was thinking DX703S....... Even though I'm an idiot, I do know that the DX703C 'fast' action is more like an MBR than a BCR. :lol: You mean that the xf dx703c fishes more like a mbr. I also have a dx703s and yep its a fast rod. thanks for...

civicrr wrote:Hmmmm. I'll check my rod in a little bit. It doesn't seem like fishes 'x-fast' to me. Then again, the Dobyns fast aren't as fast as a lot of brands.

Yeah, my xf dx 704 definitely doesn't fish as fast as my xf gloomis rods or st croix rod.

Here is a pic of a DX 703c and it shows extra fast on the rod.

Ok, thanks. I was wondering because, my DX 704c has extra fast on the rod even though the Dobyns website has it listed as fast.

Is the Dobyns DX 703c fast or extra fast? The Dobyns website lists this rod as fast but the Tackle Warehouse website lists this rod as extra fast. Is this rod more like a Gloomis MBR 843 or BCR 803/853?

I have had better luck with skipping with daiwa reels, but it can be done with both shimano and daiwa.
Either way, it takes lots of practice to get better at it.

The Steez XBD Frog rod is stiff all the way to the tip. It doesn't have a flexible tip for throwing lighter baits.

The Gloomis SBR rods are a close match. I have my 1001xt on a SBR 751 a nice match for light spinnerbaits.
But the xt reel does look pretty sweet on the matching scorpion rod.

PX68

I have my px 68 on my Gloomis CR721.

I wouldn't put stickers on any of my reels. Then again, I don't like bumper stickers either.

I have only fished with this rod once so far. But it seem like it would handle flipping and pitching pretty well.
Its not a true flipping rod, but it handles jigs very nicely.