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Originally Posted by numbskull
Ross, the TE is $375 reel unless you can find one Back Beach is unloading to pay for his SaltigaZ habit.. You may be confusing it with a plain Calcutta, a good reel in its own right and probably stronger than a 6500, but with only 1/2 the stopping power of a TE. The TE is probably close in power to a 7000 but in a smaller lighter package. The 7000 will hold more line, however.
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Agreed Numby. I love the TE's. I got mine the first or second year they came out. I've found them well worth the money. I've been trying to convince Back Beach to switch from his Troglodyte reels to the TE's to no avail for at least 6 years now. He would actually have to admit we are right about that, and that's never going to happen.
For less money I really like the Calcutta BSV400 a lot, but I dont think there's a levelwind model. Love the power handle and use it on my 1205 conventional as well as my Tog stick.
Do the Trinidad 14's come in lefty? The drag on that reel is superior even to the TE. Plenty of stopping power and line capacity, I'd say more power than abu 7000, but no levelwind. I have two and love them.