Looking at them both in 7.3:1 and pairing it with a MHF rod.  Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

I haven't fished the abu, but have the tatula and absolutely love it. I don't think the garcia holds a candle to the sv tws. 

Agree with Croakhunter. Tat SV is the real deal. 

Mechanically, each has its pluses. On paper I'd give the nod to the Daiwa for the bearing supported pinion and unique braking system. On the water either will perform well enough. Go with your gut. Personal preference and the deal are the real difference. 

Diawa tatula I wouldn't even consider the abu Garcia 

3 hours ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

Mechanically, each has its pluses. On paper I'd give the nod to the Daiwa for the bearing supported pinion and unique braking system. On the water either will perform well enough. Go with your gut. Personal preference and the deal are the real difference. 

I do agree with it being personal preference tho you might be a big abu fan so getting the diawa won't make you happy even thoe it's better in my opinion. 

I got a Tatula SV.. gave it a weekend and ended up with another. I always found myself getting Curado's and Tourney Pros but no more. The Tatula SV performance and value at $125 is unbeatable. 

Daiwa no doubt!

Thanks for the replies.   I was leaning towards the Daiwa and this just reinforced my thoughts.  

On 11/30/2017 at 9:15 PM, thebillsman said:

I got a Tatula SV.. gave it a weekend and ended up with another. I always found myself getting Curado's and Tourney Pros but no more. The Tatula SV performance and value at $125 is unbeatable. 

Or for $99 if you grabbed one during the deal a month ago!  

 

I have several of these and several ct’s Including type r’s and this real is absolutely phenom in the Diawa line for price/performance. 

The Gen 4's just came out. I've got a bunch of Gen 2's and 3's and just bought another Gen 3 STX on clearance. No complaints from me about AbuGarcia