Hello all. First time poster here, although I’ve used this site as a reference for a good while now. Anyways, I’m looking at a quantum smoke. I thought a store local to me had them, but they do not. The rod this will be paired up with will most likely be a axid x 7’ medium light. Do I want the 25 size? I see a smoke 15 (I guess it’s an older version) as well. Too small? Any input is appreciated as I will be ordering it “blind” offline. Thanks!

I can only say that my Shimano and Daiwa spinning reels are 2500 size and work very well for bass fishing.  Usually, with these two brands, the only difference in a 3000 size pertains only to the size of the spool and not the reel body.

Hey SD, I would go with the 25 size. I have a 25 on a 7' Legend Xtreme and its perfect. 15 is too small

I personnally use a size 1000 on my HMG Med-Light/Fast Action for Ned rig. 2500 size would likely do the trick too, I just wanted to shave a few 1/10th of oz.

Ended up with the 6’9 avid x but not the smoke. Got the daiwa ballistic instead 2500 size, good match?