Excessive Epoxy on Tatula Rod

[AmmoGuy]

I just got in another TTU711HFB, and it has quite a bit more build up/epoxy around the guides and wraps than any of my other Tatula rods. All my other Tats have nice flat epoxy, but this one has the "football" shape on every guide. With no reel on the rods, it actually even moves the balance point a little further down the rod than my previous TTU711HFB. It's obviously something that most buyers wouldn't even notice or care about, but it caught my eye immediately. 

 

I checked with Daiwa just for the fun of it, and they basically gave the generic "If you feel that it affects the rods performance, you can send it to our warranty department for inspection". 

 

So... forget about it and fish? Or send it back to Daiwa? 

[Bankc]

I'd fish it without a second thought.  

[jbsoonerfan]

Man, I don't know, all that extra weight is sure to be hard on the wrists.

[throttleplate]

when buyng rods in person i purposely picked the rod with the most built up epoxy around the guides.

[jbrew73]

I’d be more concerned on how tightly the wraps are wound.  

[UNC1078]

Did you buy it brick and mortar, or online?  If from a physical store, I would just go exchange it if you haven't used it.  Otherwise, not worth dealing with sending it back, imo.

[AmmoGuy]

9 minutes ago, throttleplate said:

when buyng rods in person i purposely picked the rod with the most built up epoxy around the guides.

 

Why? 

12 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said:

Man, I don't know, all that extra weight is sure to be hard on the wrists.

 

Lol.

Touché. 

[garroyo130]

"If you feel that it affects the rods performance, you can send it to our warranty department for inspection". 

 

Well that isnt very reassuring. If I were Daiwa I would return it as-is and bill you for shipping ...

[ErieCan]

I have three Tatulas and they all look like the flat one of the two. I have a St. Croix Mojo Bass 7'4" and it's guide wraps look rounded like the other one in your pics. Honestly, I doubt it's going to make a difference. 

[Deleted account]

3 hours ago, AmmoGuy said:

it actually even moves the balance point a little further down the rod than my previous TTU711HFB. 

 

I don't doubt that the balance varies from rod to rod, but extra weight above the fulcrum will move the balance point up, not down.

[AmmoGuy]

20 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

 

I don't doubt that the balance varies from rod to rod, but extra weight above the fulcrum will move the balance point up, not down.

Potato Potahto I guess. 

The rod with the extra epoxy balances almost 2” closer to the tip. I wouldn’t have guess it would make that much difference, but I guess it does. 

[AmmoGuy]

1 minute ago, BaitFinesse said:

All new things seem super high quality until you get two specimens side by side and notice the differences.  Now I gotta check my rods now.

 
haha. 
 

Well I have 4 other Tatula rods. They are all identical as far as fit and finish. That’s why this new one caught my eye. 

[fishwizzard]

Send it back.

 

Now that you have noticed, it's going to be impossible to not stare at the guides every time it's in your hands.  

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Football shaped guides are technically imperfect but far from a defect. Excess epoxy does affect a blank to a degree but the difference balance point is likely due to a combination of factors and variance in blank construction, grip location, seat arbors etc. I wouldn’t  be surprised at all to see difference between visually identical rods. Balance point is way over emphasized anyway. 

[throttleplate]

7 hours ago, AmmoGuy said:

 

Why? 

 

Lol.

Touché. 

 

when i looked at a bunch of the same rods i was not even looking for an epoxy build up, never even thought that was a thing.

 

When i was making sure all the guides were not bent i noticed that some rods had more thicker guide support and then i got to lookin at the wrap and finish in the light given off from the stores florescent lights and thought the rod with the best looking finish also had the thicker guides.

 

From what i know about rod building which is nothing more than watching you-tube video on how a rod is made i see that a human is actually applying the epoxy around the guides.

[waymont]

Keep that rod and enjoy it. That is such a minor difference.

[diehardbassfishing]

 

After catching your first fish with this rod, you'll forget about the whole thing.

 

Or, you'll wish your old rod was like the "new improved" version!

 

 

Karl

[GreenPig]

That's just aweful. Glad my Zodias rods don't have fat expoxy.?

[EWREX]

as larry the enticer would say.. "sometimes you just gotta send it!"

[Fishnski48]

Put it on a "fish" diet and maybe it will lose some of that extra weight 

 

 

 

[Boomstick]

I haven't seen this with any of my Tatula rods, but it may look ugly, but those guides aren't going anywhere anytime soon at least.