bassdisaster Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 I know the tatula grooving issue has been equated to being as realistic as Bigfoot on this forum, but that was a year ago. Do people still think it doesn't really happen? I put braid on my 10 month old Tatula just 2 weeks ago, and it already has 2 distinct grooves that shear the braid off every few casts. I can post pics if anybody wants to see. This is very unfortunate, it's still a great reel, just not for braid. Thanks Quote
Evan K Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 On the reel? Don't you mean the rod guides? Quote
bassdisaster Posted October 13, 2015 Author Posted October 13, 2015 No, on the t wing part of the reel. Quote
tater555 Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 I would like to see pics of this. I have a tatula spooled with 50lb power pro and it has no grooves in the t wing after about 4 months of fishing. Quote
Super User Raul Posted October 13, 2015 Super User Posted October 13, 2015 This is issue is not that big of a deal, write/call Daiwa and they will send you a new part for free, besides it a relatively simple repair. 1 Quote
Super User tomustang Posted October 13, 2015 Super User Posted October 13, 2015 I'd call losing lures by grooves cutting line a big deal 2 Quote
bassdisaster Posted October 13, 2015 Author Posted October 13, 2015 50lb power pro is what caused it, I think I only caught about 5 before it happened. None over 5 pounds. I'll try to post a pic Quote
bassdisaster Posted October 13, 2015 Author Posted October 13, 2015 Sorry for the bad Iphone picture Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted October 13, 2015 Super User Posted October 13, 2015 The issue is real. There's no rhyme or reason to it. Some experience it, and some don't. Call Daiwa as already mentioned and they'll send you the newer T wing that's found on the Zillion TWS. If you don't feel you can do it yourself then you can ship it to them for repair. I had 2 regular tatulas and 1 type r. All have been sold but 2 of them were to my buddy so I see them regularly. It's been 2yrs now without any grooves. 1 Quote
bassdisaster Posted October 13, 2015 Author Posted October 13, 2015 I called Daiwa, she had no clue what I was talking about and said she would call me back. Maybe she will call back, if not I'll try again maybe I just got somebody not very knowledgeable. Quote
Super User deaknh03 Posted October 13, 2015 Super User Posted October 13, 2015 This is issue is not that big of a deal, write/call Daiwa and they will send you a new part for free, besides it a relatively simple repair. Spending good money on a NEW reel..having that reel fail, having that failure cost you money in broken braid and lost lures..perhaps not a big deal to you... 3 Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted October 13, 2015 Super User Posted October 13, 2015 The issue is real, it seems to happen more to reels that have been used with fluorocarbon much more than any other line. Most have been taken care of but Daiwa will take care of it by sending you the part or you shipping it to them and make sure you tell them to send you a shipping label. Quote
bassdisaster Posted October 13, 2015 Author Posted October 13, 2015 It was used with 17 and 20lb fluorocarbon since new but I just noticed it after putting braid on it. The Fluoro could have caused it Quote
Super User Raul Posted October 13, 2015 Super User Posted October 13, 2015 I'd call losing lures by grooves cutting line a big deal How many have you lost ? Quote
noway Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 Sorry for the bad Iphone picture Perhaps the worst iPhone photo...ever! 1 Quote
NathanW Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 From what I have read over the last couple years is that it is an issue that occasionally happens mostly on Tatulas spooled with 10-14lbs fluorocarbon and used primarily for cranking. Instances where the spool is overfilled has caused grooving to the top of the T-Wing. It is obviously not a critical problem as evidence from the popularity of the reel but I truly believe that it is occurring. I have not seen this on my Tatulas/Type-R's but I never do any cranking or high resistant reeling with mine other than during a fish catch. Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted October 13, 2015 Super User Posted October 13, 2015 From what I've learned it's actually 4 groves. 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom of the tws directly below the top grooves. You can't see the ones on the bottom until the tws is removed. I was always curious how 2 grooves could be so perfect on every reel in the same place. Especially on a part that moves side to side. That's when I was told about the other set of grooves. Then it made sense to me. Quote
dam0007 Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 This makes me think it's a bad design for no reason should line be forced to rub against metal cast after cast. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 It's a material issue more than design IMO. No line should groove quality metal 3 Quote
Super User WRB Posted October 14, 2015 Super User Posted October 14, 2015 You need to complain to Daiwa and give them a chance to reply and make it right for you, good companies support their products. Tom Quote
CTGalloway21 Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 I had grooving on 5 out of my 7 Tatulas. Contacted Daiwa and sent them in for repair. They replaced the T-Wings on all of my 7 Tatulas to the thinner newer T-Wing. Didn't have any communication with them to know why or what caused it. They sent them back 3 days later so no complaints from me. 2 Quote
DTack Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 I had grooving on 5 out of my 7 Tatulas. Contacted Daiwa and sent them in for repair. They replaced the T-Wings on all of my 7 Tatulas to the thinner newer T-Wing. Didn't have any communication with them to know why or what caused it. They sent them back 3 days later so no complaints from me. Did yours occur from use with braid or fluoro? I have 5 of the reels and haven't had a problem (yet). I use braid exclusively on 3 of them... Have you heard if the HD model has been affected at all? Just curious if I should send them in while I'm not using them as much. Thanks in advance. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted October 14, 2015 Super User Posted October 14, 2015 The simple solution to the problem is spelled S------. 4 Quote
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