The 500 spool is just too small and makes managing line more difficult....as bfish stated. Stick with the 1000 series and you will be fine. Shimano made a 750 series but not anymore. It was a 500 body with a 1000 series spool on it. I can tell you on all of Jeff Smiths rods are Stradic ci4+ reels. You won't go wrong with a Shimano in the 1000 series. I have tried all major brands of reels. Outside of the reels made in Japan, Shimano's are the best...IMHO. The Daiwa SS is a good reel but no instant anti-reverse and I am so used to fishing with it I can't switch over...I tried just didn't like it. But the Daiwa SS will last you forever...it is a design that has gone unchanged for almost 40 years....but the Shimano should last you a long time also. I tried the new Pfleuger Supreme XT's......they are sitting on my shelf. For me now if I can't have a JDM reel I will stick with the Shimanos.
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