Shimano Calcutta 700S Carbontex drag upgrade?

[royboy]

Hi all, I see Smoothdrag sell Carbontex Drag upgrades. In the Calcutta, Dartanium is the material used in stock form.......was wondering what the performance improvement would be going the Carbontex upgrade route?

The standard drag is only around 6.8Kg I believe (even less than the 400).....would be nice to be able to get a lot more drag out of it......anyone have any info for me on this?

Cheers - RoyBoy

 

[Hooked]

I wouldnt bother , rather send it down to keith in CT and get the leather options.
I used to be sceptical but now im a believer and believe me it takes alot to convince me .Damm im still not convinced the worlds round and that NASA actually put a man on the moon.

 

[royboy]

Hi Hooked, tell me more? How do the leather drag washers work........judging by your post, Very Well.

Has the drag increased significantly? Would be great if it could get to the mid-late 20lb mark..........for the Iggies etc. in Baza 3 weeks time.

I will be in CTN on Saturday and flying back here on Sunday........and Linda will be down again next week, so it may be an idea to take it down this weekend and collect next week.

What does Keith charge? This may also be of interest o Simen - he also has a 700S

 

[Hooked]

The leather washers work quite well.I cant remember exact figures but Expat's torium jumped up 10lbs ( more or less ) from 18lbs standard (on my home tests.)

I cant say what Keith charges , it seems to change according to what mood he is in........::balance:

Im not sold on the carbotex drag washers .In fact i'm against the whole idea of upgrading a reel.Your reel is built to a certain standard.Upgrading something like a drag will exceed the gear's and dog tooth design spec's.I dont have any problems with my upgraded Torium so far but ive kept my trini stock standard.

Maybe its time too upgrade to a more powerfull reel?

Having said that your better off speaking to Keith as im no reel expert.

Can some one please post his number as I cant find it

 

[royboy]

Yes - possibly. We got Linda a Spheros 8000 on the weekend (and the drag on these things are pretty impressive at a bit over 20lb!!!!).

Me? Can't help it......still a baitcaster man, and rather than spending big ammo on another reel (the card is already warped) would rather beef up the drag on the 700.

I'm no engineer, but man - the 700S appears to be a strong and well built reel......only fault is the soft drag. Pretty compact with a wide frame and spool (some feel it's too wide- but hey, it works for me) carries a lot of Tufline XP 50lb, just needs more lock down on the drag.

Yup, would greatly appreciate if anyone out there has Keith's contact info.

Thanks guys