I was rooting around and remembered to check the price. Not sure what it started at, as there are 3 tags on top of each other. The top one reads $49.99. But then there was the wonderful clearance sticker at $25! I got the last two, which in the late 70's represented a big chunk of change to a college student!
I bought a SHimano Ceanan, and really can't see any difference in performance between the two, except that the Shimano holds less line, and it is left handed. The 4500's are still my go to reels for big freshwater fish like pike, smallmouth and walleye. I suspect the will outlive me!
