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| I went out last night and bought a Calcutta 400 TE. I want to order a power handle for it but Dave's has several different ones for it. Any suggestions? |
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| I have the handle for the Trinidad that fits the TE. Very happy with it! |
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Location: Land of the Musky | I called Shimano and got the one made for the TE400. Sorry, not sure of the model number. |
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LJV power handle is what I have on my 400te's and they work great |
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| Pat at Thorne Bros. steered me to the 700 BSV counter balance handle. It feels nice in the yard. Ask me about it after I come back from vacation! |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | I have two TE's and a different power handle on each - one with the counter weight, one like the Trinidad's without.
Go with the Trinidad style. It has a much wider radius than the counterweight one, by at least 3/4". In fact, it has two settings to go even wider. Having fished both, the Trinidad style give you much better power with less effort due to the wider radius. |
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| Avet JX handle fits the Calcutta TE. They come recessed and work great. |
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| The LX handle also fits. You can use the Avet plate and screws with the Calcutta nut. |
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| Not sure which reel they actually are for but there are 2 with counter balance weights. Get the one with the larger weight and machined shaft hole in the handle. That's the best one in my opinion. |
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| OK, I have a 400 Power Handle and want to put it on my 400TE but the hole is too small. Looks like a small metal file could do the trick. Anyone try this?
Thanks
Mike D |
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Location: Eagan, MN | Guest - 5/24/2012 7:36 AM
OK, I have a 400 Power Handle and want to put it on my 400TE but the hole is too small. Looks like a small metal file could do the trick. Anyone try this?
Thanks
Mike D
Yup... I've used a dremel to enlarge or move the main hole on a couple of handles. You just want to make sure that you keep the new hole centered on the old one so that the retainer cover and screw still line up with the little threaded hole. Go slow, take a little off and check, repeat. It's actually pretty easy. |
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| Rick,
use a counter balanced handle with an 8 mm hole ( 0.31'' )
esoxone |
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| I'm wondering as well - is the trinidad handle balanced enough without a modified counterweight? I was thinking of this one, the 400bsv or the 700bsv one |
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| Get this one http://www.davesreelservice.com/media/700bsv.jpg |
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