New baitcast reel questions

[Sota]

I just got a Tatula TW 100 XHL. 
 Should I oil it before using? Is there anything I should do to it before using it? 
It’s my first bait casting reel. 

[MRQturbo]

Out of the box, not needed.. Fish away.. 

[dk2429]

Possibly. When I got my Tatula Elite that thing was dry as a bone out of the box. Oiled up, greased worm gear, good to go. 

[MickD]

I have never found a Daiwa that needed oiling before use.  If you do oil it, just a drop on the bearings, other pivots/moving parts.  Don't take it "apart," just take the side cover off.  NO NEED to go into it farther and you would have a good liklihood of screwing it up.  Most often needed oiling on casters is the level wind worm gear, just turn it over to expose the worm and a few drops along its length.  Check this now and then.  When it looks a little dry, oil it.

[FishTank]

Every Tatula I have purchased or worked on has been bone dry. They definitely improve with a little TLC.

[MN Fisher]

I do minor servicing on every new reel - some of them are okay out of the box, some are dry and some are overloaded with grease.

[ABU is overpriced]

You shouldn't be doing ANYTHING out of the box when the reel is new. If you feel like there's an issue, return it, and get another one. Someone who is new to baitcasters shouldn't be greasing the gear set of a d**n new reel 😐

[DogBone_384]

Spool it up and fish it.

[GreenPig]

Bought two Daiwa 100 TW reels and one had bone dry bearings. I'd say your odds are 50/50 that it'll be fine, but I'd oil the bearings. A couple minutes and a couple drops of oil will prevent and poor casting screaming reel.

[wvhunt]

I have four (I think) Tatula reels I purchased new.  Three were just fine, but one straight out of the box made a terrible racket when casting.  I oiled the bearing and all was well.

[new2BC4bass]

I always use as purchased with the exception of 2 reels.  So far I've not had a problem.  Well....except for a 'blem' I bought.  I assumed a 'blem' was cosmetic.  In this case it's the internals.  Haven't sent it for repair (I don't bother with Daiwa) since I have an over abundance of reels.  It will eventually get sent out and most likely be upgraded because I am looking for maximum distance with this reel.