Tatula Or Lexa 2024
Bass2124 reply :
Would you dish out another $30 and get the Tatula for $100 or save $30 and get the Lexa for $70? I have a Tatula and it is awesome but the Lexa for $70 sounds like a pretty good deal. I have a Skeet Reese crankbait rod on the way that I got for $49 and the Lexa for $69 would get me a cranking combo for just under $120. Have seen some negative reviews on the Lexas giving out after a few outings so a little apprehensive. Also if you know of a better reel in the $70 ball park chime in.
Tywithay reply :
The Lexa is a fine reel, but it's not on the same level as a Tatula. I'd pay an extra $30 just for the MagZ.
War Eagle 44 reply :
On 1/6/2015 at 11:25 AM, Tywithay said:I'd pay an extra $30 just for the MagZ.
Agreed, Tatula it is.
lmbfisherman reply :
I own two Lexas. I bought them for 80 bucks I think in 2014. They are solid reels, but the one thing that annoyed me was the larger profile foot on the d**n things. It had problems sitting on my Shimanos and Fenwicks. It even had a hard time on my pond rod Daiwa T Rod. It fit perfectly on my St. Croix Avid though and balances well. Something to think about too before you get a Lexa.
fishballer06 reply :
Tatula, hands down
thehooligan reply :
definitely go with the tatula.
Longlivenyy reply :
On 1/6/2015 at 11:25 AM, Tywithay said:The Lexa is a fine reel, but it's not on the same level as a Tatula. I'd pay an extra $30 just for the MagZ.
This
buzzed bait reply :
I would probably get the tatula i have in the flea market for $80 so that you get the superior product at a reduced price, this of course being if you can get down on the left handed retrieve. 
http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/149125-daiwa-tatula-100hl-for-sale/
tomustang reply :
If you stepped up to the tatula, you'd be hard pressed to to go back down a notch over $30
DTack reply :
Tatula as long as it is comfortable in your hand!
0119 reply :
I bought both. The Lexa impressed me, the Tatula was returned 2 days later. Hated the thin Lews style grip paddles and the line guide could not retrieve a leader knot. The Lexa felt as refined as the Tatula, without the techno gimmicks and was simple enough a design to allow self maintenance.
fisherrw reply :
The tatula for sure.
mjseverson24 reply :
I have both, and honestly they both feel very nice... I like the solid feel of the Lexa, but i like the technology on the Tatula(T-wing, Mag-Z)... Since you are putting it on a cranking rod I would suggest the Lexa, but say it was for frogs or punching, I would go with the Lexa... There is no wrong answer here, they both will perform very well in the application you are looking for...
Mitch
Tywithay reply :
On 1/6/2015 at 11:44 PM, 119 said:I bought both. The Lexa impressed me, the Tatula was returned 2 days later. Hated the thin Lews style grip paddles and the line guide could not retrieve a leader knot. The Lexa felt as refined as the Tatula, without the techno gimmicks and was simple enough a design to allow self maintenance.
There's nothing internally about the Tatula that makes the design difficult to service. Been a while since I tore mine down, but as I recall, there was just one extra part for the clutch mechanism, compared to a typical Daiwa baitcaster.
Catch and Grease reply :
Can't say anything about the lexa but I LOVE my tatula!
Darren. reply :
On 1/6/2015 at 11:28 PM, DTack said:Tatula as long as it is comfortable in your hand!
This is my opinion as well. I like small profile reels like
the Chronarch 50e. My Lexa is a tad larger, but still
easy to palm.
The Tatula, while better, may be too large for your liking.
But that entirely depends on what you like....
dolomieu reply :
I really loved my Tatula until I found grooves on the line guide. This pretty much turned me off to the T-wing. I'll probably steer clear until they update the model. That being said, I know lots of people have no signs of grooving.
Tywithay reply :
On 1/7/2015 at 3:17 AM, DarrenM said:This is my opinion as well. I like small profile reels like
the Chronarch 50e. My Lexa is a tad larger, but still
easy to palm.
The Tatula, while better, may be too large for your liking.
But that entirely depends on what you like....
Dimensionally, the Tatula is actually smaller than the Lexa. Seems it's always that front end portion that gives people fits though.
rippin-lips reply :
Were you drinking when you made this comparison? HahaOn 1/6/2015 at 11:44 PM, 119 said:I bought both. The Lexa impressed me, the Tatula was returned 2 days later. Hated the thin Lews style grip paddles and the line guide could not retrieve a leader knot. The Lexa felt as refined as the Tatula, without the techno gimmicks and was simple enough a design to allow self maintenance.
Knobs can easily be switched out. For me the lexa knobs are clunky feeling. Too big.
I've never had a single issue with leader knots. Unless you are using #50 mono or something, I don't think you should either. The Alberto,Albright,uni/uni all pass through using up to #20 Fluoro with braid up to #65. If you can service a Lexa then you can service a tatula. Not much difference internally. The tatula has a bearing supported pinion gear and the lexa does not. Having had both apart to the frame and using them both. I can say the lexa is nowhere near as solid/refined feeling.
However I understand that this is all your opinion and I accept that.
Grantman83 reply :
Alas I am in the lexa camp merely because I couldn't take how the tatula palmed.
hotdogin reply :
Splurge a little. You'll thank yourself in the future. Tatula.
MO_LMB reply :
Get the T3 Ballistic.
TorqueConverter reply :
Tatula if just for the Magforce Z. Magforce Z should be on the Exceller exe and certainly on the Lexa. Why Daiwa thought it was acceptable to use Magforce on those reels is beyond me.
Tywithay reply :
On 1/7/2015 at 6:51 AM, TorqueConverter said:Tatula if just for the Magforce Z. Magforce Z should be on the Exceller exe and certainly on the Lexa. Why Daiwa thought it was acceptable to use Magforce on those reels is beyond me.
Cost. Machining spools is not cheap.
Darren. reply :
On 1/7/2015 at 3:40 AM, Tywithay said:Dimensionally, the Tatula is actually smaller than the Lexa. Seems it's always that front end portion that gives people fits though.
Wow, I'll have to compare side by side again.
The pictures I saw online comparing the two
had the difference quite significant. But yes,
the front end was probably the main thing.
I don't have big hands, so the 50e is my fav,
followed by the Lexa (of what I own).
TorqueConverter reply :
On 1/7/2015 at 7:20 AM, Tywithay said:Cost. Machining spools is not cheap.
Isn't the "Z" in Magforce Z just little bits of plastic jammed inside the spool? Joking aside, if the Tatula can have both Magforce Z and TWS yet come in at $150 then the Exceller exe can have Magforce Z just like it had in the previous gen and certainly the Lexa could have had it as well.
Tywithay reply :
The Tatula is priced very aggressively. They expected to sell a lot of them. You put MagZ on those other reels, you're adding additional cost, and potentially cutting into sales on your other product, lose-lose.On 1/7/2015 at 10:52 AM, TorqueConverter said:Isn't the "Z" in Magforce Z just little bits of plastic jammed inside the spool? Joking aside, if the Tatula can have both Magforce Z and TWS yet come in at $150 then the Exceller exe can have Magforce Z just like it had in the previous gen and certainly the Lexa could have had it as well.
TorqueConverter reply :
On 1/7/2015 at 12:31 PM, Tywithay said:The Tatula is priced very aggressively. They expected to sell a lot of them. You put MagZ on those other reels, you're adding additional cost, and potentially cutting into sales on your other product, lose-lose.
How much cost would Magforce Z add to a reel? Little centrifugal bits inside the spool can't add too much to the cost. Same thing gos for Magforce Z 3D. Low and behold, the 3D is bits of plastics that allow the magnet to be moved toward and away from the inductor in 3 positions.
Hypothetical Magforce Z Excelers and Lexas would have eaten up the a lot of the Tatula's sales but that's not such a bad thing. The Taula's profile and TWS make the reel an oddball, but very appealing, reel and at a lower sales volume at a higher markup the reel would still would have it's place in the market. Too many guys went Tatula only to return the reel after finding out that they didn't like the profile and there was no similarly priced Magforce Z reel on the market to keep that cash in the Daiwa camp.
The Tatula is aggressively priced, but why? I think that had they had a Magforce Z Exceler and Lexa I doubt they wouldn't have had to price the Tatula so aggressively. There's not a lot of love out there for the Lexa and the Exceler EXE being a Magforce reel is going to be a deal breaker for a lot of guys, myself included. The TW sale pricing of the Lexa 100 is a little ominous.
Trey Harpel reply :
Tatula hands down over the Lexa...Not even close... I had a Lexa for about 2.3545 Secs and sold it...
bass1980 reply :
IMHO the Lexa is just ordinary. Nothing special about it. It can get the job done but that's it. The Tatula is the best reel at $100 and it's not even close. A Tatula in a alpha size, my whole tournament gears would be full of them.
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