appstlhd Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Today has been the best day of fishing for my buddy and me in a while! I got a new Tatula 300 delivered today (thanks Digitaka!) and just had to go test it out! I started out with the Chad Shad, and after about 10 minutes of casting, I had a follower nip at it right when I was taking it out of the water! I've seen videos of guys in Japan figure eighting their swimbaits on followers and getting bites, but I had never tried it myself... until today!! Two figure eights later, and the bass in the second pic tried to hammer it! Barely hooked the SOB, but I flipped it onto the bank ASAP! I looked at my buddy across the corner of the lake and just laughed for about 5 minutes after releasing that fish. I never thought bass would eat on the figure eight, as I've only known musky to do that! The second fish also came on the chad shad, and I got to test the drag on the new Tatula! She came in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces! Hell of a fight on the new reel, and it felt great. I was worried that the 8.1 gear ratio on the Tatula would be too high, but turns out it's perfect for most of the baits I throw! Tight lines y'all! -appstlhd MountainMan83, ThatKidInNY, Jonnybass64 and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfoo Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Good one. I enjoyed your enthusiasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossyback Angler Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, Fishfoo said: Good one. I enjoyed your enthusiasm. Absolutely, what he said. Thats a solid fish right there brother. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 Good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEPS_250 Posted April 15 Report Share Posted April 15 (edited) Solid fish! Whats your rod and line setup? Is that a Dobyns Fury 795 or 806? I have a Dobyns Fury 795 and my current reel feels a little slow for fishing glide baits. I am thinking about getting a Daiwa Tatula 300 myself and pairing it with my Dobyns 795. I just don't know if I should get the 8.1 or the 7.1? You said that the 8.1 is the perfect gear ratio for the baits you like to throw, even though you were a little worried at first. Which types of baits did you test? Were they mostly glide baits like the Spro Chad Shad? I am asking because glide baits usually require a faster gear ratio reel compared to other types of swimbaits. I throw mostly glide baits so I wanted to know if the 8.1 would be the way to go and the better fit since you said it was perfect and since you used it with a glide bait like the Spro Chad Shad. If all goes well in a couple of days, I might just have the same exact setup as you! Thanks. Edited April 15 by DEPS_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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