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Many years ago when I first started fishing in the salt and there wasn't the assortment of reels out as there is now I used a Medalist with good success. It is a decent reel for about $30. You should probaly get the newer rim control model if possible. Just make sure you rinse them well as they are not really designed for the salt. I have landed blues up to 15 pounds on that reel. If you want to spend a bit more the Teton Tioga is a good reel. Get the large arbor model. This reel has taken some good sized albies and has a decent drag. If you are after albies go up 1 reel size for the line size youare using for some added backing capacity. I think the reel goes for around $150 bucks. When you get up to around $200 and beyond there's huge assrtment of good reels. You don't need to spend a ton of money on your first reel. All it does is hold your line for the most part. As you gain experience I am sure you will want to upgrade but don't go crazy at first..just get out there and fish!
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