My suggestion would be to stay away from braid lines on spinning reels. I've used them for float fishing and though a quality spinning reel does reduce line twist it still happens. And if you have ever delt with twisted braid you know it's quite the pain.
Okumas seem heavy for their size compared to their counterparts. Alot of bearings mean more to fail and more weight. How many bearings do you need anyway. I like the suggestion posted above about the 3000 spheros. Excelent reel for 10lb mono. I have owned stradics for years, but they've never made anything in between a 2000 spool and a 4000. Last year they finally came out with the 2500 stradic and redisigned the reel. I've since purchased two 2500 stradics and they are the best spinning reels I've ever used. Light, stradic smooth, increased capacity and alot less that a Stella. $120 is worth the price to me. That shield drag design in the spheros and new stradic and the slow oscillation of the stadic are really nice features, as well as being exceptionally smooth. Durability of the old stradics are excelent too, and I bet the new ones will also hold up to the abuse.
(Gees, I sound like a salesman. All appoligies)
One more thing. Smaller spinning reels have smaller drag washers and I have had all the 2000's washers replaced in the last few years due to normal wear. (Floridian fish do a # on small reels) Good Fishing