Tatula SV Skippers

[Revival]

I want to start practicing skipping with my Tatula SV.  For those of you that skip with a Tatula SV, how tight/loose do you keep your spool tension knob and what is your brakes set to?  Any other tips appreciated.  Thanks.

[Bluebasser86]

My mag dial is set around 10, spool tension is set like normal so the bait just pulls line off the spool but doesn't backlash when it hits the ground. 

[PhishLI]

It depends on your rod's action and the bait you're skipping. For me that might be anywhere between 7-11 on the dial. I like zero side to side play, then a skosh, which sounds to me how @Bluebasser86 sets his. So if zero side to side play is 12 o'clock, if you were to put a mark on the tension knob, I may go to 1 o'clock. Again, that all depends on the above criteria. There's no harm in maxing out the brake to start out, as @BaitFinesse said. Yes, you should be able to skip thumb free with the dial/brakes set that high, but you'll probably get sick of that quickly when the bait stops far short of your target.

[fishwizzard]

Zero spool tension, max brakes to start.  For a really easy to skip presentation I can usually

back the brakes down a little.