I was recently given a shimano calcutta 700. Gold reel, wooden handle and very beat up. What do you guys think about this reel? I was planning on using it for rockfishing up to about 400ft. Where can I get new drags? What parts should I watch out for that will need replacing? I am planning on cleaning it up and adding some grease and oil. And how do you tell which version is which? Thank you.
Hi SYD,
This might help:
- http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=2430.0 (http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=2430.0)
The carbontex drag upgrade is available from Dawn at Smoothdrag.
- http://www.smoothdrag.com/
(http://www.smoothdrag.com/)
Any queries, let us know.
Good luck, Justin
Thank you Justin. By any chance do you know if a clamp is available for this reel?
Assuming it has a worm drive:
CT700 aka CT700A
The subsequent B series was a much better design using only about half the number of moving parts in the gear case.
Circa 1996; Most parts or this reel would be obsolete.
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Quote from: SevenYearsDown on February 19, 2019, 07:52:55 PM
Thank you Justin. By any chance do you know if a clamp is available for this reel?
A standard Shimano clamp should work.
I had 2 Shimano Calcutta 700S (non-levelwind) reels that I used for casting swimbaits for albacore, sold one (given a choice, the buyer wanted the older one for some reason other than $10 cheaper asking price). Still have the other one but haven't used it in over 10 years. Great casting reels, but easily out done by my Penn Torque star drags.