>>663948I was looking at that reel a little bit more. If you are set on that one, get the 2000. And I would probably do 6lb Trilene on there if it is going to be crappie and bream. And check out a 6'6" medium weight Ugly Stik or similar rod.
I was also reccommending somebody the Okuma Stratus V reel earlier. Check it out on Dick's. I would say the SV-35 size for your purposes. And you can run a similar rod as I mentioned above. My other reccommendation would be an Abu Garcia Cardinal reel. You can probably get a rod/reel combo for $70-$80. They are real nice for that money. And I would say the 35 would be a little bigger than you need for crappie, but will be great all around. And the 25 would be good if you think you are specifically going to be catching small panfish.
Pic related, the white reel is the Okuma Stratus V-35. Black and gold is the Abu Garcia Cardinal SX35.
