Hi I'm part of the company responsible for importing Calcutta into the UK.
Firstly the logo and name was owned by another big US tackle company and our parent company purchased it from them because of its looks.
The gear is far from cheap imported junk. Calcutta is owned by the world largest tackle distributor based in the US. These guys worked out which products were the world?s best sellers, and then remade them using none other than the best manufacturers. There has been a world wide explosion in recent years of tackle manufacturers ripping each others products and making cheaper, useless versions just to spin a buck. Calcutta is different. They re design and make better versions.
Our lures are made by storm in china
Our braid is made my spectre in the US. Spectre makes POWER PRO
Our glasses are from the Delmar factory.
Our mono, clothing, other lures and tackle accessories all come from the best manufacturers.
Our tools are from India.
You won?t find anything Calcutta made in England as England doesn't make much anymore!
As for pricing. Yes it is high but as mentioned, the products aren't cheap junk. Usually cheap defines rubbish, expensive defines quality.
Graham has ample gear to test and I have no doubts he'll be impressed