SmallTownTexasAngler Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 Okay guys which one is better, the Daiwai Tatula Type R 8.1:1 or the Daiwa Tatula Tactical 8.1:1? I need to know this ASAP! Thank You!!! *Note: These reels, whichever I decide on, will be used for fishing frogs as well as flippping, pitching, punching, etc. Quote
Basseditor Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 Don't want to mess with your choice. Cabelas Arachnid is a Tatula R with better specs. On sale at $143 now. Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted September 5, 2015 Super User Posted September 5, 2015 Okay guys which one is better, the Daiwai Tatula Type R 8.1:1 or the Daiwa Tatula Tactical 8.1:1? I need to know this ASAP! Thank You!!! *Note: These reels, whichever I decide on, will be used for fishing frogs as well as flippping, pitching, punching, etc. Get a type r off the auction site. It'll run you about $140 The arachnid is a type r with 4 more bearings. 1 in each knob and 2 in the level wind. You can add those yourself for about $6. Quote
SmallTownTexasAngler Posted September 5, 2015 Author Posted September 5, 2015 Whichever one you can get for cheaper. Get a type r off the auction site. It'll run you about $140 The arachnid is a type r with 4 more bearings. 1 in each knob and 2 in the level wind. You can add those yourself for about $6. I actually just bought the Tatula Tactical 8.1 off of TW for $142 something after tax. Only because its a Tatula and it came with a bunch of free stuff. I almost got one of the DX rods for frogs and flippin but i cant recieve it in my P.O. box so i had to miss out on that deal. Quote
Penguino Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 tatula tacital doesn't have magforce Z right? If so, definetly get the Type R with the Zaion drag star Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted September 5, 2015 Super User Posted September 5, 2015 tatula tacital doesn't have magforce Z right? If so, definetly get the Type R with the Zaion drag star You are a bit late as he already bought the Tactical model. OP, no idea if you bought the right model. I only have the standard and Type R models. Both very good reels so I assume the Tactical is also a fine reel. Quote
poisonokie Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 why wouldn't it have magforce z? The only one I know of that doesn't is the jdm HLC and that just because the spool doesn't have the moving rotor because it's made for heavy baits. If you put a normal spool in there, boom magforce z. I still say they cheaped out somewhere on that arachnid. More bearings, but lower quality, or something to that effect. It says engineered by Daiwa. That doesn't make it a Daiwa. They might've used cheap, low brass gears, who knows. Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted September 5, 2015 Super User Posted September 5, 2015 You know what they say about opinions... The bearings Daiwa uses are already cheap. They pay less than 20 cents for them. It's not a hard concept to grasp. I don't know why you keep insisting they cut a corner. Quote
poisonokie Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 well, for one thing, you said yourself that they put a cheap, riveted handle on that other reel. It stands to reason that there's something like that with this one. Quote
Hogsticker Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 I'm sure Cabelas pays Daiwa a pretty penny. From my experience, Cabelas Daiwa branded reels are every bit as good as the original Daiwa model. Daiwa isnisn't goito go through a bunch of trouble to water them down. I'm talking about low end to mid tier reels. The only difference will be cosmetic, a bearing here or there, and I doubt the bearings Daiwa is using differ any. Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted September 5, 2015 Super User Posted September 5, 2015 The handle used on the Prodigy was the same handle from the U.S. Zillion. So they didn't go and make a handle just for that reel. Just like the Lexa and the Exceler Exe. Both have the same handle and knobs. Same retainer cap and nut, but the Lexa handle has removable knobs. Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted September 5, 2015 Super User Posted September 5, 2015 rippin-lips is right on the Daiwa reels.. It's just simple business, no need for complication here, simplicity is bliss & profitable. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted September 6, 2015 Super User Posted September 6, 2015 I have one of the older gray Prodigy models. It is a very fine reel. Especially considering what I paid for it. Although I own quite a few Diawas, I don't get into them myself so I don't know what the common denominators are between the various models. I just enjoy fishing with them. Quote
SmallTownTexasAngler Posted September 6, 2015 Author Posted September 6, 2015 tatula tacital doesn't have magforce Z right? If so, definetly get the Type R with the Zaion drag star http://www.***.com/Daiwa_Tatula_Tactical_Casting_Reels/descpage-DTT.html It does have the MagForce Z Quote
BIGGEORGIADAWG Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 I have an Arachnid and a Type R and IMO the Arachnid is smoother than the Type R. I got it cheap from Ebay so I figured I couldn't pass it up. 1 Quote
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