Trigga - I'll trade you a new 7000C3 for the 975 - Seriously
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john@striped-bass.com (most will vouch for me as I run this site
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Depends really on what you want to do, they are all pretty good reels. The capacity is a little more on the 7000 - but not much. 7000 handles abuse a little better and the only real upgrade it needs would be the Smoothie Drags... about $6