Setting Up Daiwa Tatula TW SV

[Brett's_daddy]

Is setting up a Daiwa Tatula TW SV just like setting up a regular Tatula or does the SV spool require certain adjustments that other non-sv spools do not?

[Big Rick]

The SV spool has no moving parts to my knowledge, so there's no adjustment different than a Tatula that has no SV spool. I just set mine like normal. You'll find that after you get used to it you'll set your reel looser than normal and your cast with lighter baits will go farther with less effort. Also, skipping a bait is much easier with much less potential of building an eagles nest in your spool. 

[Timberwolf530]

One of these reels will be my next casting reel purchase.  In your opinion is the SV spool worth the extra money?  If so, what advantages can I expect over the standard 100 reel?

[PhishLI]

57 minutes ago, Timberwolf530 said:

One of these reels will be my next casting reel purchase.  In your opinion is the SV spool worth the extra money?  If so, what advantages can I expect over the standard 100 reel?

If I'm fishing from a boat and plan to skip and pitch the SV is great. If I'm fishing from the bank or wading I'd take a Fuego CT over the Tat SV all day long. The only exception to that rule is fishing during the cold months where I'm throwing jerkbaits. The Tat SV is quite good for throwing very light jerkbaits a good distance, even with wind.

[LonnieP]

The correct way to set a SV up is the same as the other Tatulas. Loosen the spool until you get a tiny bit of play.

[Brett's_daddy]

So you just adjust the tension control knob until there's a slight amount of play in the spool and leave it? Then you just adjust your brakes to the weight of the lure you're throwing? I know on my Shimano's you adjust the tension control for each lure until you get that slow drop with backlashing.

[new2BC4bass]

Yup.  Most of the time I don't have to adjust brakes when changing lures.  You probably won't have to either.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

1 hour ago, Brett's_daddy said:

So you just adjust the tension control knob until there's a slight amount of play in the spool and leave it? Then you just adjust your brakes to the weight of the lure you're throwing? I know on my Shimano's you adjust the tension control for each lure until you get that slow drop with backlashing.

If thats how you set up your shimanos you are doing that wrong as well unless you are a beginner and dont have thumb control yet.

I go from a ned rig to whopper plopper never adjusting the spool tension. Keep just minimal side play. If no side play thats too tight slow fall is too tight.

 

As goes the SV spool there really isnt any special thing about the spool itself. The braking profile spring inductor is what the SV is mostly about. The braking come on quicker for more control which gives many people the false impression that their skills are better.   

[Brett's_daddy]

35 minutes ago, QUAKEnSHAKE said:

If thats how you set up your shimanos you are doing that wrong as well unless you are a beginner and dont have thumb control yet.

I would say I'm in between a beginner and a novice with a casting reel. I am gaining more and more thumb control as I fish but still keep my brakes set fairly high (in the 10 - 12 range usually) and occasionally use my tension knob to adjust until a slow rate of fall from the lure. As I gain more experience I'm relying on the tension control knob less and my thumb more but I'm not at the point where i can totally rely on my thumb but...I'm gaining .

[PhishLI]

1 hour ago, Brett's_daddy said:

I would say I'm in between a beginner and a novice with a casting reel

One thing that'll speed things up regarding your thumb control is pitching. It's not that thumbing is the same as when casting, but pitching forces you to be more connected to the spool. It does translate somehow in practice. I know I saw a difference and had a few AhHa moments along the way because of it. I'm a righty and cast with my right and reel left. Over the past month I've put in real time casting left and reeling right. Very awkward at first. Pitching lefty is rough for me. I wait until nobody's around lest I injure them! But I'm at the point now that I can bomb a frog nearly as far as when I cast righty. I believe learning to pitch while learning to cast has helped. i know it took me longer to be able to overhead bomb cast with my dominant arm. I really didn't attempt much pitching for a few months after I'd started. Knowing what I know now I wish I had.

[Brett's_daddy]

1 hour ago, PhishLI said:

I'm a righty and cast with my right and reel left.

I am too! I tried forcing myself this year to cast AND reel right handed but while i could do it adequately it just didn't feel natural to me. Using a left handed reel was just much more comfortable and natural feeling as that's the way I've always fished with spinning reels. I ended up trading in the right handed casting reels I had bought for left handed models and am MUCH happier!