Spirex is a good reel,but make damn sure that its back against the stops after a cast.If not everytime you set the hook the slack in it will let it slam against the stops.Eventually causing it to freeze up.I know I've had it happen to me,and seen it happen to others.Sucks when you have that fish of a lifetime on.Go with the Symetre,or what I think is a better deal yet.The Sahara,59$,plus it comes with a spare aluminum spool.Another good reel that I used extensively this year and am extremely happy with,is the Fin Nor finite 402.Very comparable to the Shimanos.