I for one will never buy another calcutta again... way overrated! I have had a 251 for 3 years now. It has had to have major repairs for the last 2. It has cost me nearly $90 for the repairs. The drag washers keep burning up after a summer of catching salmon. When I send it in, the repair rep tells me to wash the reel better in freshwater after saltwater use, then the next year the same guy says "never wash your reel in water, spray it down with wd40" big time mixed message. I bought a 6501 special edition in June, and its great. After hundreds of salmon in the salt this year, no sign of needing an overhaul.