light tackle spinning reel advise

[Thumb-Burner]

I agree on the okuma. I love the inspiras. they are smooth as silk and the drag works great.

for short money, i recently got a daiwa regal for about 45 bucks and love it too..

[King Neptune]

I don't know about you guys but I'm thinking of picking up one of those Spongebob combos.

[onsetangler]

I have a stradic 5000, and it is an awesome reel. I also have an Okuma Epixor that is also a more that substantial reel. I fish mainly Penn and Shimano, but I like the Okuma that I have and always scratch my head as to why so many guys put down the Okuma products. The way i see it is as long as you take care of your equipment it should treat you well. That said , the stradic 400 is the way to go.