Re: New knob styles
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:17 am
TT needs to do a poll on the Daiwa knobs. I love the plastic covered cork, don't care for the paddles at all. Be interest to see which is preferred.
x2. Just hate the cost of changing out over a dozen reels.BigG wrote:TT needs to do a poll on the Daiwa knobs. I love the plastic covered cork, don't care for the paddles at all. Be interest to see which is preferred.
The Seez A is a saltwater variant of the Steez. The bushings in the knobs are there to keep the knobs moving freely even when exposed to saltwater and salt deposits. The knobs are cheap looking now but at the time they were very popular. Outside of the enthusiast crowd the Daiwa I style neoprene wrapped cork knobs are throughly disliked.DirtyD64 wrote:The Ryoga style Daiwa knobs are best to me. Really enjoy them on my Steez A, cannot believe that reel comes stock with those cheap knobs and no bearings @ $500 USD now.
The new Tatula 100 knobs are the same as the "Ryoga" ones I mentioned I think, just wish they would equip those or the "light" high grip RCS knobs from the Steez SV TW on more reels.
LowRange wrote:The Seez A is a saltwater variant of the Steez. The bushings in the knobs are there to keep the knobs moving freely even when exposed to saltwater and salt deposits. The knobs are cheap looking now but at the time they were very popular. Outside of the enthusiast crowd the Daiwa I style neoprene wrapped cork knobs are throughly disliked.DirtyD64 wrote:The Ryoga style Daiwa knobs are best to me. Really enjoy them on my Steez A, cannot believe that reel comes stock with those cheap knobs and no bearings @ $500 USD now.
The new Tatula 100 knobs are the same as the "Ryoga" ones I mentioned I think, just wish they would equip those or the "light" high grip RCS knobs from the Steez SV TW on more reels.
Same. I was surpised to see how many people new to Daiwa reels complain about the I style knobs in the past. Complaints were that they were too hard and or slick. To me they are classic Daiwa knobs and all my pre T wing reels will have then but I can see why they are disliked if you are accustomed to larger squishy knobs. I didn't like them at 1st but grew to like them over time. The knobs on the Tatula CT and Steez A are more similar to what someone not familiar with Daiwa reels would come to expect as normal for knobs.DirtyD64 wrote:LowRange wrote:The Seez A is a saltwater variant of the Steez. The bushings in the knobs are there to keep the knobs moving freely even when exposed to saltwater and salt deposits. The knobs are cheap looking now but at the time they were very popular. Outside of the enthusiast crowd the Daiwa I style neoprene wrapped cork knobs are throughly disliked.DirtyD64 wrote:The Ryoga style Daiwa knobs are best to me. Really enjoy them on my Steez A, cannot believe that reel comes stock with those cheap knobs and no bearings @ $500 USD now.
The new Tatula 100 knobs are the same as the "Ryoga" ones I mentioned I think, just wish they would equip those or the "light" high grip RCS knobs from the Steez SV TW on more reels.
I wasn't aware those knobs were disliked. I personally don't like the ones that came stock on the SV105 or Zillion SV TW. The Steez SV TW and Tatula 100 style feel great to me. I understand about the bearings with saltwater, to be honest knob bearings for me don't make a huge difference, just wished mine had them because of primarily fishing freshwater.
Would love to sell the Tatula original knobs off of my reels for another style...
So do you like the newest style alright? I wasn't sure, and the more I use the "Power" RCS High grip i knobs it makes me think the "Light" version on the Steez SV TW might be too small...LowRange wrote:Same. I was surpised to see how many people new to Daiwa reels complain about the I style knobs in the past. Complaints were that they were too hard and or slick. To me they are classic Daiwa knobs and all my pre T wing reels will have then but I can see why they are disliked if you are accustomed to larger squishy knobs. I didn't like them at 1st but grew to like them over time. The knobs on the Tatula CT and Steez A are more similar to what someone not familiar with Daiwa reels would come to expect as normal for knobs.DirtyD64 wrote:LowRange wrote:The Seez A is a saltwater variant of the Steez. The bushings in the knobs are there to keep the knobs moving freely even when exposed to saltwater and salt deposits. The knobs are cheap looking now but at the time they were very popular. Outside of the enthusiast crowd the Daiwa I style neoprene wrapped cork knobs are throughly disliked.DirtyD64 wrote:The Ryoga style Daiwa knobs are best to me. Really enjoy them on my Steez A, cannot believe that reel comes stock with those cheap knobs and no bearings @ $500 USD now.
The new Tatula 100 knobs are the same as the "Ryoga" ones I mentioned I think, just wish they would equip those or the "light" high grip RCS knobs from the Steez SV TW on more reels.
I wasn't aware those knobs were disliked. I personally don't like the ones that came stock on the SV105 or Zillion SV TW. The Steez SV TW and Tatula 100 style feel great to me. I understand about the bearings with saltwater, to be honest knob bearings for me don't make a huge difference, just wished mine had them because of primarily fishing freshwater.
Would love to sell the Tatula original knobs off of my reels for another style...
DirtyD64 wrote:So do you like the newest style alright? I wasn't sure, and the more I use the "Power" RCS High grip i knobs it makes me think the "Light" version on the Steez SV TW might be too small...LowRange wrote:Same. I was surpised to see how many people new to Daiwa reels complain about the I style knobs in the past. Complaints were that they were too hard and or slick. To me they are classic Daiwa knobs and all my pre T wing reels will have then but I can see why they are disliked if you are accustomed to larger squishy knobs. I didn't like them at 1st but grew to like them over time. The knobs on the Tatula CT and Steez A are more similar to what someone not familiar with Daiwa reels would come to expect as normal for knobs.DirtyD64 wrote:LowRange wrote:The Seez A is a saltwater variant of the Steez. The bushings in the knobs are there to keep the knobs moving freely even when exposed to saltwater and salt deposits. The knobs are cheap looking now but at the time they were very popular. Outside of the enthusiast crowd the Daiwa I style neoprene wrapped cork knobs are throughly disliked.DirtyD64 wrote:The Ryoga style Daiwa knobs are best to me. Really enjoy them on my Steez A, cannot believe that reel comes stock with those cheap knobs and no bearings @ $500 USD now.
The new Tatula 100 knobs are the same as the "Ryoga" ones I mentioned I think, just wish they would equip those or the "light" high grip RCS knobs from the Steez SV TW on more reels.
I wasn't aware those knobs were disliked. I personally don't like the ones that came stock on the SV105 or Zillion SV TW. The Steez SV TW and Tatula 100 style feel great to me. I understand about the bearings with saltwater, to be honest knob bearings for me don't make a huge difference, just wished mine had them because of primarily fishing freshwater.
Would love to sell the Tatula original knobs off of my reels for another style...
You talking about these? If so you're talking on the same frequency... Excellent knob suited to 200 and smaller reels!