Flyfish-mt

Curado/Chronarch 50E

Oil-Rem Oil Grease-Superlube Drag Grease-Shimano

Not sure if it is considered BFS but I have a 6'6" Team Daiwa-X light rod (4-12lb test rating) w/ a Tatula TW 80 reel. Tossing 1/8oz lures (spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, ect.) has been fun this past year. I have read that Gomexus makes a BFS spool specifically for the Tat 80 and was considering it for next season.

I got a couple nice promotional Daiwa/Simms LS fishing shirts last year when I bought a couple Tatula 100 reels. The 100’s have since been sold and now I own 1 Tatula 80 with another on its way here. The 100 is a very nice reel but the 80 seems to be a better casting reel for lighter lures. Also, the 80 feels a bit better in my hand….

Prices jumped up due to tariffs....

Can I ask where you found the Tatula 80 for $105.00?

Went out to cast the Tatula 80 and the little dude was screeching every cast! Lubed up the bearing and it went away. I then decided to crack it open and found the inners were bone dry! It's almost as if the reel skipped the lube department in production. I did a full lube including the main shaft bearing (Super Lube), drag washers, main & pinion gears w/ Shimano drag grease and oiled all the bearings..... Much smoother than from the factory. I put it on a Team Daiwa-X 6'6" Light action rod and tossed around a 1/8oz casting plug w/ great success. This will be a nice little setup for the light stuff (Pop-R, Zara Puppy, 1/8oz spinnerbaits, etc). Anyway, I like the reel and plan to use it more often in the future.

I'm going to spool up the Tatula 80 w/ 12# XL and toss it on one my older Topwater Team Daiwa-S rods and force myself to use it! I'm sure it's one of those things that you eventually get accustomed to.

I guess it just feels unfamiliar to me. I’ve been through a Tatula 100 and 80 and sold them both. They both performed as they should but just couldn’t agree on the ergonomics. Unfortunately there is not a close Daiwa retailer to me so I bought these reels blindly. I am curious on how the Zillion feels….

I have owned plenty of great Daiwa casting reels in the past 30 years but just can’t seem to find comfort when palming Daiwa reels w/ the TW option…. Just has a strange feel/profile. Anybody else feel this way? I enjoy Daiwa reels as much as I do Shimano but this has currently changed my mind on Daiwa casting reels. Is the TW technology here to stay for Daiwa?

I picked up a Tatula 80 for $105 delivered. Going to put it on an older Team Daiwa-X 6’6” ML rod (4-12lb rating) and have a nice light action, 12lb test setup.

Same, I have been using the Shimano drag grease for over 30 years on my drag washers (including Carbon) and main/pinion gears with great success.

I've often wondered about that. Is it the exact same spec as the US version but colored in a dark maroon? I have heard that some of the JDM version reels have different braking, a different alloy of main gear, etc.

Just picked up a brand new Curado 50E and a new Citica 200E reel. I'm a sucker for the E series of reels..... I replaced the smaller factory knobs w/ the larger Shimano 10SSM knobs.

I bought a 150M a couple weeks ago and the reel casts very well once you find the sweet spot. I have 3 brakes on and the dial set at 4. All I do then is adjust the tension knob based on the lure I am casting and I am running 14# Trilene XL mono. This reel is definitely more adjustment sensitive than my older Chronarch, Curado and Citica E series reels.

It's hard to beat 12 or 14lb Trilene XL. I've been using this line for over 35 years and no need to switch.

Ok, called Falcon and got the information I needed….. it’ll fit in my Fishpond Dakota and was told the smallest guide is a #6. Now, where’s the best place to buy? Any place offer discounts on Falcon rods?

Thanks for the reply. I'm not so interested in the length of the tube but rather the length of the actual pcs broken down. Yes, it does have the Fuji K series guides but 5.5-50mm is a huge range. I'm guessing the guides range from 10 down to 6, with the tip being 5 or 5.5?

I'm thinking about picking up a Falcon Lowrider Traveler Casting (7'0" 3pc) and was wondering the actual length of the longest of the three sections. I have a Fishpond Dakota case and it needs to fit in here for carry-on. Also, was wondering what size guides they use as I will be using 40-50# braid w/ a 30lb flouro leader and do not want undersized guides. I tried emailing Falcon a week ago and got no reply. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

14lb Trilene XL

Looks to be an old IMX series spinning rod. My guess it's the "SJR" series..... Also looks like he has a couple older Loomis casting rods w/ the Ken Wiebe "Super Stinger" reel seats.

Unbelievable value for $32…..

Either the 200E series from Shimano which includes Chronarch, Curado and Citica. Or, the pearl white Chronarch 100...... such a great reel!

Not necessarily the cork hump but primarily just the low profile, almost nonexistent reel set itself. Of course I much prefer cork for most of my rods but will use EVA grips when I build my saltwater/inshore spinning rods.

I have a few older TD casting rods and the reel seats are the absolute, most comfortable reel seats I have felt. Is there any current manufacture that has a similar reel seat w/ the comfort level of these older rods?