Went out this morning with my brand new tatula. First time on the water and it is an awesome reel. Unfortunately i got a little grit on one of the handle knobs. It gummed up a bit and i was wondering how to get this part clean. Do the knobs come off the handles or will i have to clean them while attached? Thanks

The knobs do come off. Pull out on the knob cap with something. Then it'll expose a screw. If you're just talking about getting the knobs dirty. Just scrub them off with a rag, and dawn.

....or a toothbrush.  Probably no need to pull them off.

Magic eraser or simple green/toothbrush. Leave them on the handle

Thanks for the info. The part i was worried about was the actual bushings. There was a gritty feeling when the knob was turned. I played with it some more and it looks like daiwa packed a ton of grease into this bushing, lots of gray grease comming out and the gritty feeling went away. Another question, when the time comes to clean this part, should i use grease or oil? I always use oil so its weird to me that they use grease from the factory.

I use a heavy oil. Like 140wt gear lube for differentials in trucks. I use it for frame bearings,worm gear bearings and the worm gear. Grease will work, but I just feel it doesn't actually get down into the bearings. I use brake cleaner to spray out the bearings. It works quick, and dries fast.