Check the collimation on your dob, if it is out you will really lose that fine detail. A dob will take a while to cool down as well and settle in to get good views.
Also, where you view Jupiter will make quite a difference, if it is just above the horizon it usually is hard to make out any detail, if it is high in the sky then it is usually a lot clearer/more detailed.
On any given night the seeing can vary greatly as well, with an 8" on a good night you should be able to see the bands pretty clearly, sometimes a coloured filter can help bring them out if the image is too bright.
There is a calculator and a printable guide to GRS viewing here:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/obser...tml?page=1&c=y