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Neil, youre kidding right..SS8500 is a good reel mate but I have gone light now.

I have a Van Stall that I dont use, I am going in for a Daiwa Saltiga, but the reels I fish with now are the Daiwa Freams (Japan Made). I think that the Saltiga is a very good reel, but the other the other day I came across another reel that I liked the Daiwa Tierra.

Also like the Fin Nor Ahab, but the drag knob could prove to be a little difficult to use in a situation.

For stopping those Big Barra dead I still use the BG90, GS9 or the Penn 8500/9500.

Hi Fred,

Those are what I call "Dookar Reels" I use them for specific fishing situations when I go for really big Fish 40lb+ that I need to stop dead. They are loaded with 60lb line mate.

I have seen lesser reels flunk that test, even smaller brothers of these big boys.

Do you know that the Spools of the GS and BG can be interchanged and work perfectly on each other?

Like and BG60 = GS6

Then what would be good medium size [14 Lbs x 220 mts] & large [220 mts x 25 Lbs] make / model would you suggest which is not too expensive, say in US$ 100 - 150 range with a spare spool ??? It must be reliable, tough and easy to service.