Dobyns Rods Sierra Series

Love these rods, wife loves them also. I can really get a feel of the bottom when dragging for spring walleye in 5 foot of water.I’ve caught everything from perch to a 54” musky and never had a problem. I use this as my primary casting rod. Feels good even after 6 days of 16 hours per day fishing.

Great product. Was shipped carefully, and arrived safely. Have used it a few times and performs well.

Hasnt done me wrong yet. Ive landed some big pike to my PB bass on this rod. Has lasted me a whole season of froggin which says a lot. Im hard on my rods.UDPATE: . If you fish in heavy heavy cover id go with the champion xp. But if you want to save a few bucks you can still get it done with the sierra. Both rods are perfect if you can't give up spinning reels but still want to throw topwater. My biggest problem with the Sierra is when you have a big fish you can feel the reel almost wobble a tad. as if it's not locked down all the way, its a tad uncomfortable and distracting. I even changed reels to to see if it was that but I don't think that's the case. The champion doesnt have this issue.

I bought this flipping rod late March '23. I was really excited how light and sensitive it felt and was equally excited to retire my 33 year old Allstar flipping stick that was feeling a little to heavy in my old age. In late June '23 I treated myself to a day of flipping hydrilla and jerking bass. The rod was great until I swung the second six pounder into the boat and the rod snapped. My day was over and I headed to the house, being assured by my good fishing buddies that Dobyns would take care of the rod. The story didn't exactly end like that. After speaking with a rep at Dobyns, I was encouraged to send the rod in for inspection. $35 shipping cost and I get a call telling me that the rod was stressed beyond it's capability and that the new rods have less graphite in them, making them lighter and more sensitive but not as strong. Not covered by warranty but they would replace it for $60 + $30 shipping. So much for a LIFETIME WARRANTY. Their warranty should be termed a REPLACEMENT POLICY. Unhappy fisherman!

Springy enough to fling light baits a mile, enough backbone to set the hook and keep the pressure on all the way. It’s phenomenal for micro chatterbaits, wacky rigs, rooster tails, and tiny crank baits. I’ve caught largemouth, white bass, crappie, and drum so far. I snapped the tip off getting it out of the car and Dobyns replaced it for a small fee through their lifetime warranty program. Can’t recommend this rod enough.

Best packaging I've ever seen and rods look and feel like quality.

Nice rod. Good quality. But,... I didn't really notice until I set it up that the hook keeper on these rods are below the reel seat. Terrible location. Who does that? Totally gets in the way in rod holding tubes, etc. I'm thinking of returning the rod.

The rod arrived with the tip snapped off. I like this rod but this was a replacement because the first one I had the tip snapped off. If you’re going to ship a rod it needs to be properly padded.