ORIGINAL: semi
Shimano Corvalus.. about $80 good reel for the price
my favorite is the Pflueger trion 66 ($70). i use it for musky fishing. Comes in large spool or small. Can't go wrong.
give Pflueger a look, i would bet you would be happy with their reels. Head and shoulders better then the abu's and the same price. I have a bunch of abu's and they are not in the same leaque.
Yeah, i broke down and bought a Pflueger Prez. Its smooth. but its also a higher end model they make. in the 80 dollars and under class, Abu Garcia presides over all. they're long lasting and smooth. my dad still has a Ambassadeur 5000 from 1968 that still works awesome. anyone who says a Abu isn't in the same league as a pflueger in the same range is on crack and probably doesn't fish a whole lot.
slayer
ps-yeah, i had to be that blunt. for saying something that retarded, it deserves outright bluntness.