I use a shimano Sustain 2000 and I really like it with 8 lb. line. The quickstop feature is good, the reel is very smooth, it doesn't wobble while you crank it, the drag is good, the retrieve rate is good. I've used it on the Kalama for two years without incident. I mostly float fish with it. Have caught steelhead up to 15 lbs. and handled them okay. Also, silvers were not a problem. To my mind it is a little light to crank heavy spoons and size 5 or 6 spinners. Smaller spinners would be fine.