Diawa tatula elete

[Timothy Davis]

Is anyone fimiliar with the tatula elite rods. I’ve really been thinking that the ish Monroe frog rod 7,4 would be a great jig rod. 280$ is just a huge price jump fore me. I noticed that there were some similar rods but I’m not shore if there the same because they say the actions are designed by prose and custom tailored to what they want. It is worth mentioning non of the shops near me currently carry these actions except the ish Monroe rod. So I’ve notice there is a 7,3 heavy fast flipping rod in the non ags and a 7,4 fast heavy frog rod in the standard tatula so are they the same ore not.

[johnD.]

Check out the standard Tatula version , same power , same action as the Ish rod , just cheaper. $169

 

Tackle warehouse has plenty in stock.

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Daiwa_Tatula_Casting_Rods/descpage-DTCR.html

 

 

[Mr Swim Jig]

I have the 7' 3" H/F Elite rod and the Tatula 7' 4" Frog Rod and they are both great rods...

[Boomstick]

I have the 7'4" regular Tatula frog rod, it's a pretty good broomstick style rod for pulling frogs out the thickest of weeds and it also casts pretty good and the Fuji guides are pretty good as well. Most of my rods are regular Tatulas and I have no complaints about them at all.

 

I will note some people say that the Tatula frog rod does not cast a 1/2oz frog too well, but the lightest frog (and also most common frog I throw) is a Live Target 2 1/4" which weights 5/8oz and that casts well.

[Timothy Davis]

On 8/11/2020 at 12:41 PM, Mr Swim Jig said:

I have the 7' 3" H/F Elite rod and the Tatula 7' 4" Frog Rod and they are both great rods...

Are there actions pretty much the same ore what would u say the difference is

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

The difference between a frog rod and flipping stick “should” be that the frog rod loads and casts better. Contrary to popular belief fast action doesn’t necessarily mean stiff tip. All said, I don’t have hands on with the specific rods you’re looking at. I have worked on Daiwa Steez rods that were heavy power with soft tips so they’re no stranger to the concept 

[Mr Swim Jig]

8 hours ago, Timothy Davis said:

Are there actions pretty much the same ore what would u say the difference is

The 7' 4" Frog Rod definitely casts better and farther then the 7' 3" flipping stick....I can definitely cast farther and with greater accuracy with the Frog Rod. Both are great rods....

[Timothy Davis]

21 hours ago, Mr Swim Jig said:

The 7' 4" Frog Rod definitely casts better and farther then the 7' 3" flipping stick....I can definitely cast farther and with greater accuracy with the Frog Rod. Both are great rods....

So the frog rod is a little softer over all? Also not trying to be a pain just really want to get this right 

[Hammer 4]

11 minutes ago, Timothy Davis said:

So the frog rod is a little softer over all? Also not trying to be a pain just really want to get this right 

Yes. You mentioned Flipping, nowadays there seems to be 2 opinions on what "Flipping" is. Normally you/I would use a rod up to 8' and depending on the cover, sparse to really heavy, you'd want a XF/XH for the nasty stuff, for leaser cover, like sparse to med vegetation you can get away with a shorter softer rod. The old school way of Flipping does Not require a cast, check youtube on how to flip. Today from what I see, guys are really pitching, which involves a short accurate cast.

 

I would never consider using my frog rod/rig to flip with.

[Mr Swim Jig]

1 hour ago, Timothy Davis said:

So the frog rod is a little softer over all? Also not trying to be a pain just really want to get this right 

Correct it has a softer tip but the backbone to get a good hook set and the fish out of cover. The flipping stick is for short accurate casts and still also has plenty of backbone to get the fish out of the nasty stuff....

1 minute ago, Mr Swim Jig said: