reel help

[Nuggert]

hi all
having a tough time selecting a new reel for my 6-10kg rod these are reels that i have had been thinking about

okuma salina II 4000
okuma trio 55
shimano spheros 6000
shimano smytere 4000
shimano baitrunner 4500
and others but i cant think of them at the moment
also wat other reels should i be looking at? i have a budget of $180 and under
hope to some advice
cheers Nuggert.

[Nugget]

I like my 4000 symetre maybe try find a Stradic if you can for the price?

[Willfish]

Hi guys. Much as I luv the Diawa's for estuary work, I cannot go past a couple of Penns for heavier saltwater slogs, have used a Penn Affinity 3000 for a few years, and recently nabbed a Penn Conquer 4000 on ebay and love it. Well worth a look, works well with 5 to 6 kilo braid.

[Beechy]

Second the symmetry but depending what you wanna use it for lures or lures and bait or just bait ??? Bait runner is a pretty by lit proof reel and punches above it's weight not the nicest reel to work lures with dunno what the newer ones are like though