For everyday fishing I love my Diawa Sealine 50H conventional reels. Most of my fishing involves blues, bass, steelheads and salmon, and the 50H is perfectly suited to those sizes. Strong, well made reels. Wish they still made them. I probably have a half dozen of them on different rods. For spinning I like either Penn or Diawa reels. Never had a Shimano, so can't comment on them.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly.
(Leave the rest to God) 
Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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