has anyone tried this Rod and thoughts on it?

Welcome to the forum.  Nope.  Do have a couple other Tatula rods.  Very nice rods.

Thank you! Went ahead and got it today because was a great deal!

I have had quite a bit of time with that rod, along with 3 others, and I like it best with spinnerbaits, swim jigs, squarebills, traps, and things of that nature. Moving baits that benefit from long casts, sharp hooks, and reeling hook sets. I find the action too heavy for standard cranking duties. It is very sensitive and crisp with a mod-fast action and a heavy backbone. At less than 4oz, the rod itself is lightweight overall, but benefits from an ~8oz reel as it is a bit tip heavy. You want a heavier duty brass geared reel for the techniques thus rod was designed for anyway, so it works out great. I use a 6.3:1 ratio t3 ballistic with a 100mm handle on mine with excellent results. If you use braided line, it makes for a good worm/jig rod as well, but I prefer the better balance and faster tip of the 6101mhfb for those techniques. Overall, it's an excellent rod that goes for way less than what it's worth in comparison to other offerings like Loomis' e6x for example. In short, you'll love it. Tight lines!

I currently have 2 of them - for the price, cannot beat it. It looks great, is light, and quite durable as I am really rough with my fishing equipment. I use my 7" - MED for crankbaits while i use 6'10 for MH for Texas Rigs and etc. 

 

Overall - I am very pleased with Daiwa's Tatula Line up. I have the Tatula Type R matched with them. 

Thanks for the input guys. Much appreciated. Got to use the Rod this weekend and really liked. Actually went and got the 7'4 heavy fast froggin Rod for heavy jigs.

Thanks for the input guys. Much appreciated. Got to use the Rod this weekend and really liked. Actually went and got the 7'4 heavy fast froggin Rod for heavy jigs.

 

Where did you find this rod?  I kept waiting for Walmart to drop the price to $100 but it never happened before the rod got sold out.  The 7'4" H is suppose to be a very versatile rod.  Congrats on the new rod.

Bps has on sale for 99 online and have a store right near me that they will match the online price

And thank you!

Bps has on sale for 99 online and have a store right near me that they will match the online price

 

I should have gotten on the computer yesterday afternoon.  The 7'4" is now sold out.