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So it doesn't really matter much if I mix up washers or even don't use a washer it seems then huh? Also, did I misalign the spring while doing all this or am I just hyper aware of my reel now that I'm scrutinizing everything? When i spin the handle it looks wobbly

Here's how it looks now, washer has wings and i aimed them down towards the drag star so it lifts in the middle. Not sure if the winged washer was from another reel handle though haha Foolish I know, but I'm not used to playing around like this so didn't even cross my my mind

I thought maybe I mixed up washers and that was the issue, I swapped another one with the tat100 - does this look right... or better? d**n, wish I even thought to think that last night. Anybody have the new tat100 and could send a pic of the washer under the handle to confirm for me?

@bulldog1935 This is what I meant, pretty significant gap on some reels. This normal? The lews handle on the tat100 looks basically completely flush, I'm gonna double check if a washer made it's way under there or not

I'll get a Pic later of what I'm seeing when I get the chance. I think a couple handles didn't even have a washer underneath. But i was also exhausted and clueless when I started messing around so maybe I missed something.

The very comfortable one I bought is, so aggravating @bulldog1935 so finger tight and then as much as it takes to align the plate is enough right? I asked about over tightening, but what about under tightening? Should the handle always end up flush against drag star or do some designs leave a little gap from handle washer to drag star? I should've looked first I suppose but didn't even think to think of that

I only recently discovered the major improvement in comfort when using a thicker handle knob on my reel. I think a little longer handle is nice too. I realized this just in time for the tariffs to wreck everything for me and the reel handle i bought on Ali-X last month went from 8 bucks to $10 After you put it in the cart and head to check out you see the $57 additional charge and suddenly your dreams of a fleet of ergonomic reels are crushed Well I tried a handle from Amazon for $13 Honestly, I freakin love the way these knobs feel when I grip them, but I hate the way it knocks like the police raiding the wrong house at 2 AM and I'm casting under someone's dock... It's gotta go I then was hit with some save a buck inspiration, and thought I could strip down some old junk reels and see if I find anything worthwhile. Then I thought I should prioritize which handles go on which reels, and decided to take my Lews custom black handle and put it on my new tatula 100. I then took an old piscifun handle and put that on my lews. I put the tat100 handle on the junk piscifun for now to keep it safe in storage. I thought I'll swap the red nut plate to the tat just because... and it just hit me that tomorrow I'm going to try to take the red knob cover and see if they'll fit in there too. I'll say the tat100 handle itself was super smooth and quiet, and I might miss that, don't know how noticeable it will be on the water with a lure giving me feedback anyway though. But the replacement knobs, even the cheap piscifun handle, are quiet too, and a lot more comfortable. I feel like thicker knobs makes it a bit easier for my hand to find them by instinct in the dark after a cast, especially for something you want to start feeling immediately like a buzzbait. @Delaware Valley Tackle @bulldog1935how tight should I make that handle nut? obviously the plate that locks around it prevents it from slipping anyway, but to line it up i feel like my options are just stopped spinning, or wicked tight to make it around to the next corner of the nut plate. What's the damage risk of over tightening? The lews knobs are $32 for a set, I feel good about my experiment

Thanks for your thoughts Have a link for that video?

Any tips on skipping from a yak?

Welcome @AverageAngler happy to hear you've kicked off the season well With all this rain I'd say it'll bring a bit of an influx up shallow, the early spawners might swing back around for a nibble and the ones ready to pop will nudge up just that much closer to the bank. And not asking for a honey hole, but where around Boston are you finding smallies? I live on the north shore now, and work in Boston metro, from Woburn to Sommerville and in between. Putnamville reservoir has smallies, but never had any luck.

Dam, I've got 382 packs of soft plastics and no magnum speed worms... DOWN! DOWN BAIT MONKEY DOWN! Thanks for the write up and encouragement bro

Welcome! What's your go to lure/ your style of fishing? I recently converted from basically Ned about 90% of the time to "i don't even remember what to do with a bottom contact bait" I'm constantly throwing a spinnerbait or bladed jig now. I've become too impatient for most else at this point

What does this mean? And sorry for your loss

Does it still work as well under the berkley name or did they cheap it up?

How can I check what reels i can do that with? How much was the part?

No longer available anymore, does look sick though. But I'm telling you the way my Tatula CT casts with hybrid bearings and previous gen sala spool is bonkers, I'm not sure how much farther that new sala with boost could cast

Why remove this?

It's made me wish I only owned fuegos and tat cts so I could have multiple of them. I really enjoy the behavior of my tatulamandura sv. I also replaced the bearings to hybrid ceramics, masterpiece over here

I believe a smart thumb is important, and mine is still in training, but a zillion sv tw can hit 35/40 yards and sometimes no thumb until it hits water without any fluff along along the way. But yes, when I use my elite I absolutely need to stay throwing 1/2 oz aerodynamic lures or the time bomb starts ticking. Especially going between the two. I'm stuck with my Elite now, grabbed a drag clicker set before the tariffs grayed out the option. I wish there was a way to confirm whether the actual magnetic profile/strength is different between the tat ct and tatula elite or if it's basically just the spools/inductor. If the magnets are weaker by design in the Elite, I'd put my sv spool in that and the Elite spool in my CT. Might be the perfect balance if that's the case

Is that the most recent tat100? What about how controlled they are? Much more thumb required?

Here's hoping man But performance wise not what you were comparing right?

What hook you using with these? Skipping is one thing, acurate skipping while seated in a kayak... now that's a feat. Wjat size line are yall using to skip through the dock pilings, I've lost some no doubt bass because they turned left... basically all it took haha

@FryDog62 did you end up grabbing that tat80? I'm really liking the new tat100 for 3/8 bladed jig and 3/8 tube. 1/2 oz bladed jig disappears into the distance. Still gotta play with wjat other lures it throws well. And it reels so smooth it's like I gotta check and make sure I'm actually holding the handle, buttery isn't smooth enough to describe this. But I'm always on the hunt, I'm thinking that tat80, new tat 100sv, or just getting another tat100 and an sv spool to put in it

I had a couple handles in my cart, next day all grayed out "unavailable to ship to your country " Tariffs hitting already Whay do you call that tat80 the mini zillion HD? You use the new tat100 yet?

Whats on that checklist? I grabbed a bottle of simple green, hope to tear down either this weekend or next