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[Quillback]

44 minutes ago, Seth said:

$200 is about the limit for me on reels. I've picked up some barely used Tourney Pros a few years ago and they have been great reels. The only issue I have experienced is the one I run my spinnerbaits on has sticky thumb button. It doesn't totally disengage when I make a cast. That reel has been used and abused though for several years. With that said, I just bought my first Daiwa reel, a Tatula SV TWS, and I think my Lew's days might be numbered. Maybe it's just becuase it a brand new reel and my Lews have been used hard for several years, but the Daiwa just feels a lot more solid in my hand. That SV deal is pretty slick too. I was practicing my jig skipping and never got a backlash and I can definitely not pull that off with my Tourney Pros.

Just saw that Daiwa now has come out with a Tatula "Elite" version, one is specifically made for skipping/pitching.  A mere $250.  Don't know what makes it any better than the SV version, unless this is a move to end the SV and come out with a reel that has the same features, but with a new name and a heftier price tag.

Bastages!

I remember when the first Tatulas came out they were on sale for around $90 and I think I remember seeing the SV's in the $130 range on sale.

At those prices it was a good value, put it up there at $250 and there's a lot of competition.

[Seth]

7 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Just saw that Daiwa now has come out with a Tatula "Elite" version, one is specifically made for skipping/pitching.  A mere $250.  Don't know what makes it any better than the SV version, unless this is a move to end the SV and come out with a reel that has the same features, but with a new name and a heftier price tag.

Bastages!

I remember when the first Tatulas came out they were on sale for around $90 and I think I remember seeing the SV's in the $130 range on sale.

At those prices it was a good value, put it up there at $250 and there's a lot of competition.

I buy my reels either lightly used for half price or use my Cabelas/Bass Pro points and gift cards. There ain't no way I'm paying that out of pocket! I'm cheap! Besides, bass guys are notorious for blowing a bunch of money on something and then selling it without hardly using it. 

[abkeenan]

1 hour ago, Seth said:

I buy my reels either lightly used for half price or use my Cabelas/Bass Pro points and gift cards. There ain't no way I'm paying that out of pocket! I'm cheap! Besides, bass guys are notorious for blowing a bunch of money on something and then selling it without hardly using it. 

I've bought most of my reels the last 5-10 years off Ebay or direct from Sportsmans Outfitters in Dothan, AL. They carry both Lew's and Daiwa. They run smokin' hot deals with prices that won't be beat. Give them a look next time you're looking to buy. I've been happy with everything I've ever gotten from them. Never an issue. Let's just say I have a BUNCH of HUK Daiwa Tatula performance shirts now. Which are almost as awesome as the reels. 😎

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1 hour ago, abkeenan said:

Let's just say I have a BUNCH of HUK Daiwa Tatula performance shirts now.

So you're sponsored!!

[Quillback]

3 hours ago, Seth said:

I buy my reels either lightly used for half price or use my Cabelas/Bass Pro points and gift cards. There ain't no way I'm paying that out of pocket! I'm cheap! Besides, bass guys are notorious for blowing a bunch of money on something and then selling it without hardly using it. 

A buddy of mine in Washington used to fish about 6 times a year, he was always buying tackle however.  I used to kid him about buying stuff for his future "tackle museum" because he was never going to use it all.

Another buddy of mine is always asking me about what I paid for anything I pull out of the tackle box.  He'll ask me "What did that set you back?".  I like to mess with him and tell him, "This is a special order color of Zoom Trick Worms, had to pay $49 for this pack."

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Quillback said:

A buddy of mine in Washington used to fish about 6 times a year, he was always buying tackle however.  I used to kid him about buying stuff for his future "tackle museum" because he was never going to use it all.

Another buddy of mine is always asking me about what I paid for anything I pull out of the tackle box.  He'll ask me "What did that set you back?".  I like to mess with him and tell him, "This is a special order color of Zoom Trick Worms, had to pay $49 for this pack."

 

 

I have a buddy that brings an over seas shipping container to every trip.  Thing is filled with unopened baits.

[abkeenan]

22 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

So you're sponsored!!

Yes. Except my sponsor is NOT supportive of my fishing expenditures. Very odd and unorthodox business relationship. Sometimes sharing the same bed with my wife/sponsor gets awkward after another Tackle Warehouse rod tube shows up on the doorstep. 

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10 minutes ago, abkeenan said:

Yes. Except my sponsor is NOT supportive of my fishing expenditures. Very odd and unorthodox business relationship. Sometimes sharing the same bed with my wife/sponsor gets awkward after another Tackle Warehouse rod tube shows up on the doorstep. 

My sponsors cost me a lot of money each year.  I come home at lunch and intercept packages.

[Smalliebigs]

1 hour ago, abkeenan said:

Yes. Except my sponsor is NOT supportive of my fishing expenditures. Very odd and unorthodox business relationship. Sometimes sharing the same bed with my wife/sponsor gets awkward after another Tackle Warehouse rod tube shows up on the doorstep. 

hahahahahahahaha.......you just described my home life, thanks hahahahahahaha

[liphunter]

1 hour ago, Smalliebigs said:

Yes. Except my sponsor is NOT supportive of my fishing expenditures. Very odd and unorthodox business relationship. Sometimes sharing the same bed with my wife/sponsor gets awkward after another Tackle Warehouse rod tube shows up on the doorstep. 

Yea, and that business about "it's easier to get forgiveness than permission" is not a 100% full proof 🙈🙊🙉