Sota Posted February 2 Posted February 2 I’m looking a getting a Diawa Tatula CT. I was looking at Diawa website last night. Did I read right, the CR has 2 braking systems? A magnetic and another braking system. I don’t know if centrifugal or what. Maybe I misread it, wishful thinking. I have seen some talking about swapping the spools. Using a SV spool. What exactly does that do or don’t do? Lastly. I saw there’s a Tatula CT R type. How does that differ from the non R type CT? Is it better, worse, eh, or marketing between the two reels? Thanks in advance Quote
Bigbox99 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 16 hours ago, Sota said: I’m looking a getting a Diawa Tatula CT. I was looking at Diawa website last night. Did I read right, the CR has 2 braking systems? A magnetic and another braking system. I don’t know if centrifugal or what. Maybe I misread it, wishful thinking. I have seen some talking about swapping the spools. Using a SV spool. What exactly does that do or don’t do? Lastly. I saw there’s a Tatula CT R type. How does that differ from the non R type CT? Is it better, worse, eh, or marketing between the two reels? Thanks in advance It has a centrifugal driven magnet brake. If you want to change the spool you can but the Tatula 100 also takes the same spools and also cheaper from Japan or Aliexpress. The Tatula CT is really only sold in the US market making it overpriced compared to reels available to you from other markets. This is not to mention that it's a $100 2016 reel updated with new paint in 2020 for $150 or whatever scamwarehouse wants for it. Quote
PBBrandon Posted February 3 Posted February 3 For the price of a CT which you can’t get from Japan, you can get a JDM Alphas SV or a Tatula SV for a little cheaper and not have to worry about swapping for an SV spool. SV spool Daiwas are better about not getting backlash. Not immune to it but they are more tame than a Shimano or Lews. I love SV spools because you can get really good distance and control with the flick of a wrist as opposed to having to put your back into it like with a Shimano. The downside is you can’t really cast quite as far as you can with a Shimano, but you get 90% of the distance using 1/2 the effort. All but 2 of my baitcasters are SV spooled Daiwas. I’d say swing for an Alphas as it is a heck of a reel, but the Tatula SV is nice as well if you wanna save a bit of cash. Wouldn’t even consider a CT with the JDM market available 1 Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted February 3 Super User Posted February 3 The two original reels were tested by TT. The Type R has a lighter spool so it should be able to cast lighter baits and casting distance should be better. They were able to cast down to 1/8 oz. with the regular reel. Same for the Type R although casting was a bit easier. Distance about the same. They didn't feel real world results were worth the extra money. I have both but have never made a side-by-side comparison. I agree you might want to look at the JDM reels. Prices on them are great right now. Not used a new Alphas, but love my old ones. I assume the new ones are even better. Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted February 3 Global Moderator Posted February 3 What JDM sites are you all using? Quote
MediumMouthBass Posted February 3 Posted February 3 I love my Tatula CT's, paid about $120ish for them on sale. The color alone is worth missing out on a Japanese reel for me atleast, since i have several Aird X rods. Now the rods are black and gold, but theres a section of these rods that has the exact same color on it. I love color matching combos so thats a win for me. At the time i bought these the Tatula 100 was hot garbage, and the majority of the reviews backed that up, hence why i didnt buy one. The new gen 100 however seems to have fixed any and all of the issues since its getting great feedback. I would probably go with the 24 Tatula 100 for $110-120 through Amazon JP or some other JDM website before getting a Tatula CT for what you want though. MAKE SURE ITS THE NEW 24 MODEL An SV spool is hit or miss for certain people, some love it, some dont. I dont, i much prefer a non SV spool or an MGL. Because the MGL does the same thing, but i can cast far with it. Which is a huge difference for me. I cast long distance as much as possible, because when im fishing from the bank at a pressured lake, being able to cast 5 yards more than the guy before me can result in a big bass or a skunk. I dont know how the 100 is for distance, but my 2 CT's are right up there with my BB1 Pro when it comes to farthest casting reels i own. Quote
Super User webertime Posted February 3 Super User Posted February 3 2 hours ago, 12poundbass said: What JDM sites are you all using? Digitaka Japan Lure Shop Asian Fishing Portal Reel pricing is like within $10ish of eachother. Availability (the handedness and ratios) vary among them. Aliexpress also has killer deals 3 1 Quote
Sota Posted February 3 Author Posted February 3 Ok. Stupid question of the decade. bare with me as I have not had my coffee yet. All my fishing has been done with spinning rigs. I get with casting rod setups. The rod is turned and reel sits on top. Being Right handed. The rod is in my right hand. The reel handle is on the left. Does that mean I need to get a left hand reel? “ let the comments begin “ 1 Quote
Rockhopper Posted February 3 Posted February 3 20 minutes ago, Sota said: Ok. Stupid question of the decade. bare with me as I have not had my coffee yet. All my fishing has been done with spinning rigs. I get with casting rod setups. The rod is turned and reel sits on top. Being Right handed. The rod is in my right hand. The reel handle is on the left. Does that mean I need to get a left hand reel? “ let the comments begin “ Yes. If you want to reel with your left hand, get a lefty. 3 Quote
Bigbox99 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 1 minute ago, Sota said: Ok. Stupid question of the decade. bare with me as I have not had my coffee yet. All my fishing has been done with spinning rigs. I get with casting rod setups. The rod is turned and reel sits on top. Being Right handed. The rod is in my right hand. The reel handle is on the left. Does that mean I need to get a left hand reel? “ let the comments begin “ You can. You will want to switch up grips from a casting grip to a palming the reel grip so it doesn't really matter what hand you reel with since you will be effectively changing hands between casting and palming no matter which hand you use. I use both but it really comes down to what you learn on. Quote
FrnkNsteen Posted February 3 Posted February 3 37 minutes ago, Bigbox99 said: You can. You will want to switch up grips from a casting grip to a palming the reel grip so it doesn't really matter what hand you reel with since you will be effectively changing hands between casting and palming no matter which hand you use. I use both but it really comes down to what you learn on. Not necessarily.... I cast from a palming position and don't shift my hand after casting. I just roll my thumb down a bit to be able to press the clutch lever. No shifting of the hand. I took a couple pictures while commenting on this same subject on another thread. I will see if I can find them. 3 Quote
Bigbox99 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 6 minutes ago, FrnkNsteen said: Not necessarily.... I cast from a palming position and don't shift my hand after casting. I just roll my thumb down a bit to be able to press the clutch lever. No shifting of the hand. I took a couple pictures while commenting on this same subject on another thread. I will see if I can find them. I do that with my lefties when making shorter casts and pitching. For propper bomb casting I move my hand down and off the reel to free up more wrist. Quote
dk2429 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 For an extra $20 you can get the Tatula Elite for $165 on Amazon. Don’t even waste time or money on the CT, especially for an extra $20 1 Quote
Sota Posted February 6 Author Posted February 6 I looked at some JDM reels. At least price wise. I could not find reel specs. Can anyone tell me or point me to specs on a Tatula TW 100? Like what braking system? Line capacity? Gear ratio? Thanks for any help you can provide. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted February 6 Super User Posted February 6 6.3:1, 7.1:1, 8.1:1 in both LH and RH. 12/150, 14/125. Since it isn't an SV, and is more than $100, I am going to assume it has Magforce Z braking although the Daiwa website only mentions 'Magforce cast control' so maybe it isn't Magforce Z. BTW, TackleWarehouse is a good place to start at when looking for information like above. Can also find reviews on many of the products they sell. 1 Quote
Sota Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 I went with Tatula TW 100 left hand. I think it is a decent price and good reel. Thanks for all yall help. Much appreciated. Quote
papajoe222 Posted February 7 Posted February 7 I learned to fish using spinning gear and reeling using my left hand. When I switched to casting gear, the only option was right hand retrieve. I resisted purchasing a LH casting reel for over 40yrs., until last season. I don't know why I waited so long to give one a try, I blame it on my wrist. I can now work a Spook with my rod tip down and not to the side. Same goes for cranking. and my hooksets are better for it, too. 2 Quote
FrnkNsteen Posted February 7 Posted February 7 6 hours ago, papajoe222 said: I learned to fish using spinning gear and reeling using my left hand. When I switched to casting gear, the only option was right hand retrieve. I resisted purchasing a LH casting reel for over 40yrs., until last season. I don't know why I waited so long to give one a try, I blame it on my wrist. I can now work a Spook with my rod tip down and not to the side. Same goes for cranking. and my hooksets are better for it, too. ^^Same^^ I started with RH spincast zebcos, then Spinning reels until first baitcasters that were all RH. I tried a cheap Daiwa LH reel about 10-12 years ago and it instantly clicked. I have a mixture of RH and LH now and am comfortable with either, but the majority are now LH reels 2 Quote
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