I don't know about the Tica/Shimano crossover........could be possible.
The Calcutta 700 had a few issues mainly anti reverse or lack there of and also when running heavy braid say 50-80 lb and locked up with drag and thumb they would bend the spool shaft.The 700 was'nt as reliable as any of the other Calcuttas.
I know someone that bought a few Tica reels for charter work a few years ago and they all ended up with pretty bad corrosion problems early on.I don't think they even got 12 months out of them