Ark,

Congrats on opening up to the other side.....

I'm here to tell youthat once you experience a level wind baitcaster you will NOT go back to the spinning gear. Sooooo, with that said, here is my 0.02 worth. Buy an Anbassador, 5001c, 4601C or such. The 001 indicates left hand. If you want to step up slightly buy a C4, high spped, blue, 4 ball bearings and just a sweet reel. I have 5001C's,that are 20 yrars old and fish great. My advice is to consider trying a good quality multi purpose reel first and then if in fact it works for you then step up to something higher quality. Shimano is great, I own many, but for multi purpose you can't beat a 5001Cor 6001c, also check e-bay. My guess is that once you convert you will be selling all you spin gear and re-tooling with levelwinds. Have fun with the process and enjoy the new experience. You will like it..........
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