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does the tatula P/F have the shallow spool like the 103 Sv tw? what is differnt between the the Pf and the tatula 103 sv tw ?

So up date on my build. Started working on the handles. It’s going to be jet green and grey. I finished up the lower end of it tonight. I stilll need to shape the forend. Shout and thanks to MickD for the email of shaping Eva foam on a drill press. The grey piece was a block of grey EVa foam. Just received the email today that my glass rod blank from rod geeks shipped. Should have that in about 2 days. I try to incorporate somthing new with each build I shaped that grey block into a handle with a 80 grit sanding pad. I need to get the right tool for that I may just do a full EVa grey handle with the royal blue glass rod. Money saving tip. Those are alps mandrels. However, Harbor freight sells a 7 pack of the collars that come in different sizes for like 7 bucks. I bought my little saw from harbor freight also. I was surprised to see both there

I was just about to make a new post about the kvd speed bag. Did a search and found your post. Just herd about it on the pod cast tackle talk. Assuming it is well made ? I could use 3-4 of them I have the Berkley tackle folders along with a couple smaller ones and they trashed after 3-4 years. for cranks, square bills I use the Plano hydro-Flo hanging lures box. Spinner baits I use the flambeau big mouth spinner bait mouth

So after listening to bass talk live this week. There was a detailed segment on throwing paddle tailed swim baits with Jason Reyes. He was using 1/16, 1/8, 3/16 1/4 Oz jigs with Size 1, 1/0, 2/0 etc etc. hooks with 6 lbs line. He was using a bait caster. I’ll probably for right now be using a spinning set up. I’ve been wanting to use lighter wire smaller jig heads for a while on paddle tails and the guest and segment clicked with I’m assuming this mold Model #: GRC-7-would work well for the application. What are some other molds that every one is using ?

I think with certain baits like the Berkley maxx scent or any of the scent products. I think the more it gets beat up the more scent it releases. Generally speaking I’ll fish a plastic bait untill it won’t stay rigged on the hook. If I have to re-rig it on the hook after every cast I’ll change it out. loosing 2 or 2 craw appendages though is no bueno for my self.

Probably top water. I have a couple frogs and a couple poppers but, that’s about it. It’s usually the last thing on the list I’ll try. If I even remember to try them. Paddle tails or twister tails are about the only thing I’m use for a chatter bait trailer. I know a lot of people use craws and are successful but, that never made sense to me on a chatter bait. Why would a craw be zooming and vibrating across the top 1/4 of the water column?

Latest eBay winnings. Won for $25 shipped. 2 Norman DD-14 black and sparkle . 2 lucky craft classical leader’s in aurora black. These kinda have a square bill but, not I guess. They dive 7-8 ft. I’m thinking it’s a discontinued series from lucky craft. I believe this place on eBay deals primarily with overstocked and discontinued baits. They do have new stuff like lots of jack hammers

Carbon fiber grips look interesting. How do they feel? I don’t even know how they would feel. They look like they would feel hard. Is carbon hard are they soft like Eva.

If you end up liking that lure. In the future you could find a local fly store who makes/sells hoppers and crickets for fly fishing. Or possibly make your own flys that resemble grass hoppers, crickets, or what ever bug you desire.

I think it would also make for a good t-rig or light jig rod say 1/4-1/2 oz. I believe it’s going to very good with tube and wacky rigs as a spinning reel

My rod geek C473MHXS Sea foam green rod showed up yesterday 2 weeks a head of schedule. This is probable the nicest rod/blank I’ve handled. Soft tip but, a lot of back bone. It was a suggestion from user Delaware valley tackle. I have a set of cbr LZR guides for it. I am going to order a set of mandrels for grips and the reel seat tommrow. This will be a wacky rig rod and heavier tube rod, shad rap, other light cranks rod and possibly jerk baits I will need to find a new spinning reel for it. My $50 legalis isn’t going to cut it. I may put my abu premier on it I dunno yet. I’m undecided if I’ll get a 3500 size or stay with 3000 size I also orderd another deep cranking rod for the one I made and broke last fall. This is coming from rod geeks and is a fiber glass SG79HM 7'9"Heavy moderate 12-25 lb 1/2 - 2 oz in metallic blue. busy couple of weeks of building rod on top of my ice rod builds

I listen to bass talk live in the way up north ice fishing today. I really liked it. I’ll check out the other suggestions

The slx is all metal with the exception of the cam plate, worm gear ( I was shocked by this when I first broke it down), and has plastic that hold the tabs on breaking system. The slx also has a supported pinion with a bearing around. It had a bushing that I replaced underneath the drive shaft. I’m also replacing the bushing in the worm gear. The slx originally only had 3 bearings. It will now have 5 the tatula does have a better breaking system. They key washer is thicker and has a coating on it along, with the clutch wheel. The tatula had 5 bearings it will now have 6. Don’t get me wrong I do like the reel it fishes well as a crank reel. the slx is $90-100 and tatula $150-$180. I expect the plastic in a $100 and under reel. The $180 reel not so much. I guess this is more about expectations vs reality. What I thought was in mid priced reels to what’s actually in them. Like I said I’m sure diawa isn’t the only one doing this. Not about brand bashing. In the slx how they decided to keep the cost down was they went with the plastic worm gear. I know from my last job dealing with gear/ spline cutting and production machining. that a metal worm gear probably cost shimano less than a .50 cent part to make.

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I replaced the bushing in my slx and I could feel the difference. This reel is used for crank fish up 5xd’s. I guess I don’t know where they come up with charging the extra 80 bucks over a doyo reel from Korea . If okuma can put full carbontex drag washers in a $45 dollar trolling reel made in china . Why can’t diawa put $5 worth of carbon Tex washers in a $180 reel made in Thailand. I’ve worked with enough engineers in the auto industry. They are not mythical creatures. They have a job like everyone else. Some are very very good, some are average, and some are bad at what they do.

So I’m kinda miffed at this and I know 95% of people will never notice or care. I’m tearing down my diawa 150 for it’s yearly cleaning and I’ll super tune it. I bought the reel last year so it’s the first time I’ve done it on this reel. First thing is that it doesn’t have full carbon drag washers in the drag stack. Drag washer #79 ( top one) is carbontex or carbontex type washer. I guess it would be a semi carbon drag. However, the bottom one #77 is not. It’s red in color. I don’t have the drag washers on hand so I’ll orders those. 2nd issue is in the worm gear. It has spacers instead of bearings #59 and #65. I already have the bearings on hand. I’ve had $100 reels that have bearings ( atleast one ) here supporting the worm shaft. that’s 2 glaring things I’ve noticed and I don’t consider myself a reel professional. I just play one and stayed at a holiday in. It’s the newer version of the tatula. This was a $180 reel. $100 reel sure what ever. I know they are easy fixes. I just kinda expected more at the $180 price point. I’m sure this isn’t just diawa doing this. 1st pic drag washers. 2nd picture. The bearings I’m putting in on the left the spacers on the right

I may try this. I usually only put about 75-100 yards on at a time

The sister company to anglers work shop is lureparts online. This is my personal favorite place to buy from. Not as big as a selection as mud hole but, they have a lot of stuff. I have a whole sale account through them for my jig side gig so that helps. They ship a lot faster than mud hole. Mud hole probably has the easiest site to navigate and they have a lot of stuff. HFF has a lot of things but, I hate navigating the sight looking to look and components. I need to go down and check them out as they are instate for myself.

That’s not totally out as an option either I am using size 30 reels. It happens on all of my spinning reels from $250 reels down to $60 reels. I’m using 8 lbs on the one reel and ten 10 lbs on the other reel

Diawa legalis. Very good reel in the $50-$60. It actually replaced a phluegar president. I will never by a phluegar again. I had 3 phuelgars at one time. 1 had one supreme bait caster and 2 presidents. Smoke the one president and the one president with 2 months of each other. As far as the rod there are a bunch of good choices

I’ve kinda had it with flouro at least on spinning gear. No matter what I do I get wind knots. I’ve tried just about every major brand and technique to mitigate the issue. Does co-polymer have the same tendency as flouro with wind knots on spinning gear? I know they make some cheaper flouro IE kast king’s flouro kote and p-lines flouro clear out of co-polymer with a flouro coating but, didn’t know if straight co-polymer would behave the same. I would be using for your typical finnesse spinning gear plus jerk baits and shad raps.

I ended up ordering a second rod through rod geek. It’s a 7ft 9 heavy fiberglass rod for deep heavy cranks 3/4-2oz. This one in dark metallic blue. I’ve never had a fiberglass crank rod so this will be totally new. it says right in the web sight that it takes 4-6 weeks to ship. I don’t know if st.croix is making them after I placed the order or what. Not a big deal we’re in the depths of winter right now. So waiting isn’t a big deal.

Actually I’m pretty well set on most tackle. I’m sure I’ll add a couple deep diving cranks 20-25 ft. As well to other cranks as I’m addicted to buying them. First time since 2017 that I don’t really need to make any big tackle purchases other than some odds and ends. I need 2 replace 2 rods that I broke. So I’ll be building those my self in the next 2 months. Other than that it’s just buying new line to re rig my poles.

I do like my abu’s too

It’s all different lakes from crystal clear you can see down 12-15 ft to lakes you can’t see a past a foot. I’d say on average it’s 6ft-8ft of water or less. Generally speaking chatter baits are the first artificial lure I can get fish on in the spring. Coldest for a fact I know was 45 degree water. some years it’s been the end of March others the first 2 weeks of April in Michigan. I just use a straight crank retrieve. I try and keep it slow just enough to get the blade vibrating. I don’t pick up a chatter bait for what ever reason once the water gets above 60 degrees. I got into a good October bite last year in 52-53 degree water. Which, was actually the latest in the year I had ever used one.