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Hey Brian, welcome aboard...
Depends alot on what you are going to be doing what capacity you are going to need and price importance and so on. At the inexpensive side of the scale, the Abu 6500TSCT (Trophy Striper) has 3 bearings, and the power handle for less than 90 bucks. The 6500 Mag Elite is a little smoother for $140 but has the little padle handle and you would probably want the big handle. I have 2 MagEs with the big handles and a Big Game 6500CL and 7000CL and I'm very happy with them. These as well as the 6500 Big Game are all great reels at less $$. The 975 has 30% more capacity and I'm told is an excellent reel (I haven't used one myself, not yet anyways :P ) at a little more money which is retails around $210 but can be found in the high 180-190 range. I know #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& loves his 965, a little smaller than the 975 but he either fishies that or the Calcutta 400...
While looking at these reels, you also need to consider the Calcutta 400. I've got a couple of these too and they're great. Very smooth with a great drag it also has a lower gear ratio which is good when eeling. This reel is usualy a tick under $200 (Shimano doesn't let the dealers discount them).
A couple places to check out are http://www.capecodtackle.com which has them listed online and http://www.weekapaug.com and you can e-mail them for a price...
Reply with some more detail with what you are looking to use it for...
Hope this helps...
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