Buddha

I have seen hardly any reviews of this reel at all online or otherwise. Anyone use it and can care to comment?

I am mainly a saltwater fisherman in the bays and occasionally in the ocean. Sometimes in the fresh. Which reel would be better for me? The tatula HD is corrosive resistant and the Coastal zillion is also. The zillion is at least 5 years old I believe and the Tatula HD is new. What do you think is a better reel overall?

I have a BPS Pro Qualifier in the swap shop lefty and 6:4:1 if interested. Only want 50 bucks and only used less than 5 times and in just about new condition.

They look a lot like the shimano calcuttas. Have you compared them? Actually I think the 253L and 300L would be perfect for the saltwater calico bass here.

Well I got the Daiwa Tatula since at 93 bucks it is a no brainer. I like the reel so far and got lucky yesterday and bagged 37 saltwater bass. So far the reel is holding up. It casts well. Not unbelievable distances but good. The t wing seems a little wobbly so hopefully it will hold up.

Well I have tried this reel for a few weeks and it is a solid reel and for the price I can't see a reel this good. Other than the T wing being slightly shaky I really like this reel. It casts well. N ot supersonic distances but good enough. My old curado 201B is a good reel also! I went out and fished for saltwater bass today and had a great day with 37 bass in 4.5 hours and the reel held up fine. As far as Shimano vs Daiwa I have a friend that fishes every weekend in the salt and very hard and he has had to send his shimanos in for repairs more than any other brand. I am new to Daiwa in terms of reels. I have a Lexa and now a Tatula. I may try a Lews next but the inshore version since I fish mostly salt and some freshwater occasionally.

Shimano sahara and a Shimano Bantam Curado 201B

I may try an old ambassadeur if they have any in left handed. Btw I may fish in an area of baja this fall called Punta Abreojos there is a camp there called Campo Rene and it is a mangrove area with snook, grouper, cabrilla, corvina, etc. I will fish it in my kayak. http://www.camporene.com/punta-abreojos-kayaks.htm

The west coasters here are totally against using spinners for inshore fishing. I just don't get it. In the wind they cast further. I have a shimano baitrunner and it is great for live bait applications. For a kayak the spinners are more saltwater resistant. The only advantage of a conventional in saltwater is getting bit on the drop as well as the power of the reel but many spinners now have a lot of drag. I like using b/c for bass fishing though in salt and fresh.

WIth those heavy winds that you fish why didn't you throw a spinner for your inshore casting over those 40 years?

http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?174 I still think the best solution is the trolling motor but obviously it is the most expensive.

Here is something but it it is twice the price. https://www.austinkayak.com/products/5627/YakAttack-ParkNPole-Stakeout-Pole-6-Foot.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PriceGrabber&scpid=36&scid=scsho288728&scr=11/

Here is a list of the kayaks that they have kits for and it includes the motor which has been customized for the mount. Also it is pedal operated leaving your hands free. I am going to think about getting this possibly. http://bassyaks.com/products/kits-available/

I fish in Otay Lakes in Chula Vista, California where the Olympic Training Center is located. The mornings are usually calm wind but like clockwork at 11 or 12 the wind gets turned on. I have a drift chute and an anchor but both can be cumbersome. I am actually thinking of rigging a small trolling motor on my Ocean Kayak Trident 11. How do you guys deal with the wind when bass fishing?

Those are nice but do they come in left handed?