Leptar, no problems with the anti reverse blowing up in the SS? killed a 5500 and 2 6500's in less than a season each. ok starter reels when i didn't know any better, but they wouldn't last for me. not a reel i would trust in the long haul.
"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man.