Crabbr - if your going to get the conventional, get the CS Mag, It'a a level-wind (no need to level the line yerself - this almost always starts the Levelwind-v-non levelwind debate
). It's a very nice reel and with practice, casts a country mile (which helps on ocassion). The only two things you need to do to a CS Mag is swap the drag washers out with Extreme Smoothies and change the handle from a paddle to a power - Mike has both at his shop - probably run you 25-30 bucks or so...
Congrats...