Need more conventional stopping power

[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.

[TheSpecialist]

Save yourself some money Ross and use these, they have the levelwind....
Tekota

[MAKAI]

I love my new talica 2 speed. Small, very castable, and it would have to be more than a bass to give it any issues.

[Brian L]

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.

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.

[Fishoholic]

The TE 401 and 400 are the same price (369$) on my companies site. They shouldn't be more for a lefty. I'd go with a 401 (TE or B) OR an Avet SX. Like Nebe said.. They are pretty narrow.

[nightfighter]

Thanks all.... I'll post when I upgrade. (might be a bit, as I just had to finance a one ton box truck for work.....)