Hey Stormin,

My dad just got a 6500 C5 for about 70-80 bucks. Not exactly sure on the price, but I think he got it a Fred Meyers. It has all of the same features as my C3, and other than the color, I don't see much of any difference. Both of these reels have a clicker feature which is nice when setting them on downriggers so you don't have to monitor your reel while lowering, you can just listem to it.

These reels have more than enough power to crank in the biggest fish you can catch. Used it on an albicore trip out of Westport and it was one of the few reels on the boat that could stop a 30 pound tuna, the captain had a pair of HIGH priced Penn rells that could have stopped a truck. These are some powerful fish that fight twice as hard as a king of the same size.

Killer warranty and great service support, much cheaper, and it works great.

Hope this helps,

Andy