[roym]

I am driving myself insane trying to select a new spinning reel to match to my St. Croix 8'6" rod. This reel will be used for throwing plastic and small plugs up to 1.5 oz from beaches and jetties. I am most interested in a reel that is

1 Braid friendly

2 Has a super smoooooth drag

3 Is lightweight (under 15 oz) and

4 Can take abuse of moderate salt and sand although it will be faithfully rinsed , lubed, and maintained.

I have narrowed the search to a Penn 360 Slammer or a Shimano
Stradic 4000. I would be very interested in your opinions of these reels or other lightweight spinning reels you have had good luck with. Thanks!

roym