Soon as I get my income taxes back I will be going to my local BPS.  Right now I am looking at the Pflueger Supreme, but I am also looking at the Soron.  It's a little more than I want to spend but it looks nice and I hear great things about it.  Thanks for all the suggestions, Supreme is the lightest so far out of them all that's why I am leaning towards the Supreme

Shimano Sahara hands down. Why you might ask? Because of the first word...

Clancy W

Maybe I got a bad one then because it was my first Shimano and I wasn't impressed

What did you not like about it?

Clancy W

After a couple outings the bail would stick open if I just started to crank to close it, now I normally hand close the bail but in haste have forgotten a few times. It then started to feel like the gears were grinding and since then it has spent more time at home than on the water. Maybe a good cleaning and some time with a reel mechanic can bring it back to life.

Well I havent had that problem, but I dont reel the bail closed.

Clancy W

This brings up a few points.

It's a fact that most baitcast reels benefit from a thorough clean and lube even when brand new. Spinning reels are no different. Like baitcast, most spinning reels are way overlubed from the factory.

ALWAYS close the bail by hand after a cast. Most line problems occur from reeling the bail shut.

One last thing. Most modern era reels have a line roller bearing as part of the bail assembly. This bearing is more prone to trouble as it is 'outside' of the reel. If you have chronic line twisting, make sure the line roller spool spins freely. It's a tiny bearing and you won't hear it if it locks up. The line will just glide over the roller instead of spinning it.

I'm looking to purchase a nice spinning reel to pair with my veritas spinning rod. Like to keep it under $100 so I can buy some verdicts . It would be nice to have a lighter reel than what i have now(Quantum tenacity). I'm looking to put about 8 pound flouro on there. Thanks for your help.

when it comes to spinning reels Daiwa is killer..the Exceler is very good for  the $$$$$$$$

Soon as I get my income taxes back I will be going to my local BPS. Right now I am looking at the Pflueger Supreme, but I am also looking at the Soron. It's a little more than I want to spend but it looks nice and I hear great things about it. Thanks for all the suggestions, Supreme is the lightest so far out of them all that's why I am leaning towards the Supreme

If you decide on the Surpreme, you can save about $15-$20 by getting it from a eBay seller. Something to consider...

Here ya go :

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$15 rebate. Free shirt (you pay shipping) and I'm not 100% sure, but Supremes used to come with a nice cloth reel bag in addition to the spare spool. All of my Supremes came with bags. My XT had a padded neoprene one.