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..still have bought one, and LOVE IT 11 57.89%
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Old 05-25-2009, 04:22 PM   #19
Mike P
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I saw a black 6500 fail on the second fish ever hooked, when it was brand new out of the box.

Even the yellow reels weren't all that durable if you put them to heavy use. I killed mine pretty quickly once I moved to the Cape and started jigging the Canal 5 nights a week.

Mac and Slip were around the night it crapped the bed for good, on a 43" fish. Somehow I landed the fish after 20 minutes of basically palming the spool because the drag went south.

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