I have been thinking about picking up a Calcutta 50B that a local shop has for several months now but I just can't get past the 16 ipt on this reel.

 

Does anyone know if the gears can be swapped, from maybe the 100B, to get an increase in the ipt? Maybe other options?

 

Thanks

This has come up before - can't recall if it was here or over on Tackle Tour. In any event, the feedback was that there were no re-gearing options for the Calcutta 50B.

 

NOW, there are still some presentations that go well with that 16IPT - slow-rolling spinnerbaits deep, chatterbaits, cranking in cold water, etc. I have two JDM 50XTs with that IPT and I use them quite a bit for those slower presentations.

 

50-size round reels are fun - I have the two 50XTs, a CTE-50GT, and two Conquest 50s - very nifty reels...

Thanks @Goose52 I appreciate the response. I tried searching for previous threads before posting but came up blank. I now see a post on Tackle Tour from a year ago when I changed some search words around.

 

Sadly I don't do any of the presentations that you mentioned going well with 16 IPT. I might just pass on it.