John,
After all the problems you hear about Penn 6500's and from my experiences as well, and if you can afford it, I would recommend Selling it on E-Bay or something and pickup a Shimano 4500 baitrunner or Stradic 8000. In my opinion they are much better reels, in their durablity, their weight, line capacity, and their drags. I have been a Penn man my whole life (inherited from the old man), but I have just become fed up with my Penns breaking down.
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