The 6501 is the left handed version. The crank is on the left hand side of the reel. THe 6500 is the right handed version

After using it for a couple of weeks and throwing a lot of big lures, bucktails, big body baits etc, I can say that I really like this bait casting reel. It has a switch that turns on/off the clicker if you want to use it for trolling. Once I got the casting brake adjusted I could toos the big musky baits that I was throwing a long ways. Especially downwind.

One thing I like about it is that it’s not too big. It fits my hand comfortably on a 6 foot heavy action ugly stick. The small spool release for casting does kinda suck when compared to the bass baitcasting reels but doesn’t take but a second to get used to. The drag is very smooth and works great. I had the chance to test it on a smaller musky and there where no issues at all. I’ll find out more when I tackle bigger stuff like salmon & hopefully a big musky or 2 this year.

The only thing I dont like is that if you go from casting downwind to casting up wind and forget to adjust the casting brake be prepared for a backlash, unless you really feather the spool with your thumb. Beyond that I really like this reel.It handles the 50lbs fireline that I have spooled on it extremely well.

No related posts.