If you want good spinning or casting reels. Watch a few of the Bassmasters shows. When it somes to reels thoes guys have the good stuff. I remember seeing them use curados a couple years before steelheaders started picking them up. And with more and more pro bass fishing being done with spinning gear the quality of spinning reels has risen dramatically.
If a reel doesn't work you wont see it on a pro fishing tour. Just a thought but before I get slammed for mentioning bass fishing lets remember that most of our reels are designed because of the needs of bass anglers and we benefit from that.