I bought a 6500GV when they came out and liked it. I got ~4yrs out of it before it failed. Since then, I've picked up three more 6500's plus a 7500GV for reasonable money. If I can get 3-4yrs/zero maintenance out of the 6500's them I'm happy. The 7500 has caught big enough that if it was going to fail, it would have happened by now.
btw...went for the GV for the fast retrieve vs. the yellow version...
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