hi there I have a shimano 6500b which is seen many days on the rocks and is getting pretty old and needs a service.
I have dropped it a few times when taking it off my rod, damn butter fingers!! and have ended up breaking the graphite body (part# 7433) where the reel attaches onto reel seat on the rod, i have tried to piece this together with super glue and it was workable until i dropped it AGAIN aaaaaaaargg...
Also lost the bail arm screw collar (part# 5812) which i have replaced with DIY screw and some plastic washers....
i have used this website to identify the part #'s:
http://www.normark.es/wp/wp-content/uploads/02BTR6500B.pdfI know the 6500B is the old BTR range and don't think they are made anymore, are parts for this reel still available? and how much is the going rate for a reel service?
cheers
jim