I also have an older 650SS I picked up used at a yard sale about 8 years ago, and I really have had no trouble with it, whether its the bail flipping or the anti-reverse. I've also beat the piss out of this reel. It's currently about third in my outift rotation, so it doesn't get used as much these days . I'm not sure what changes were made to the 6500SS that are different from the 650.
I bought a 560 Slammer this fall, and it is nice so far, except I just noticed some vibration in the reel this past weekend. Feels like gears meshing while cranking, not sure whats up with that yet.
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