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The moderate fast will load up a little more too, increasing distance a tad.

Weird. I switch between my Tatulas and Curado Is and don't have any issues.

Shimano lied. They made something cheaper, and raised the price to increase profits. The backlash they got for the Curado G that wasn't bad at all IMO, is what made them do a 180 with the Curado I. Shimano took a beating with the Curado G from loyal fans so they needed something to redeem them. That is the Curado I. Just my opinion anyway.

Nothing beats a good old Zoom U Tail or a 7 inch Power Worm. I do like Rage Tail Anacondas, but the durability sucks and they don't catch any more fish than the Zoom or Power Worms so I stopped buying them. Big fan of Culprit too.

Agreed. Daiwa or Shimano for the win.

Agreed. Even TackleTour wasn't impressed with the Type R. The regular Tatula can be had for around $90 if you look hard enough. That's a steal. I've toyed with the idea of ditching my Curado Is because the Tatula is so impressive.

The Curado I delivers the same, if not a little better performance than a Chronarch E series, though I prefer the set it and forget VBS system found on the Chronarchs. You can't go wrong either way IMO, but the Curado I can be found for around $155.

I'm with you on that. If you look hard enough, you can find them for around $90 shipped. That is an absolute steel for the quality and performance packed into that reel.

Unless you just wanna splurge, the $200 price point is the sweet spot I feel. The Curado I and Tatula will serve you just as well as a $300 reel would.

For the reel, get a Tatula. Killer deals to be had on a killer reel. The Curado I is a good choice as well.

I like to fish Zoom plastics, so I go to excessiveoutdoors.com and get them for $1.60 a pack. All types of Zoom plastics there for that price.

The D Bomb is awesome on the hard head. Catch them all the time on Bruiser Flash. Another bait that is seemingly amazing on the hard head is Riot Baits Fuzzy Beaver. That is IMO, the best craw type bait out there.

If u want good cheap cranks, go to Academy. Their H20 baits are awesome for the price.

The Hard Head is incredibly snag resistant. The Biffle Bug is great, but don't sleep on the Rattlin Crawler. Great bait.

The Infinity SVS system isn't set it and forget it like the VBS system was. It's not bad though.

Buy the D&M Piranha 2 if u want a high quality chatter bait. Those things are amazing. You won't ever look Z Man's or Booyah's way again after D&M's baits.

I love lipless cranks and DT6s in the fall. While I mainly fish hard baits in the fall, I will still throw a D Bomb on a TX rig or a biffle bug. Craw type baits work very well in the fall here in TN.

You really stuck your foot on that fish????

Z Man saw tails on a split shot rig are killer.

I can't wait till the water cools here. On Douglas Lake the squarebill bite is on, but the water is still in the 80s. We have some cooler weather heading our way in the next few days though, so that's encouraging that the bite will be on soon. Chili Craw Red Eye Shad and Chartreuse Baitfish rake them in for me.

Try some *** jigs. Trust me. Awesome.

YES! Not bad mouthing Rage Tail baits, but the durability I've found is just not there. They catch fish, but it gets frustrating when they tear so easy. Mend It is making a fortune off of repairing RT's baits. Zoom, Z-Man, and Gene Larew baits I've found are the most durable.

First off, I own 2 regular Tatulas and am a former owner of the Gen 3 STX, S and SX. The STX is a nice reel, but for the money and the deals to be had on the Tatula/Tatula Type R you just can't go wrong with the Daiwa. I had a few problems with the brake tabs on the STX turning themselves on during a cast, and if you try google, you'll see I'm not alone on that. My Revo S had the same issue as well. Maybe Abu fixed the problem in the latest runs, but I honestly don't think the STX is the better reel at all. The Tatula is much smoother, casts farther, and IMO is just built better. The regular Tatula I think as a 5.x gear ratio though the Type R does not. Type R is 6.3 and 8.1 IIRC. Still, the regular Tatula is better than the STX.

The Tatula has a bunch of cool parts from hedgehog studio too.

Yeah...no.