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Smoothness describes everything about Shimano. And, after having used a lot of Shimano spinning reels, now I strongly recommend Twin Power, the second high-end in Shimano line ups for fresh-water and inshore fishing. I have started to use a $60 Shimano spin in 1986 for bass fishing. I used ABU Cardinal C3 by the time, and I was happy to add a Shimano for smoother operation. After about 10 years of use of it, I started fishing more often and bought a 95Biomaster 2000, about $130 spin. It worked very well, and I still keep it. Later, I have purchased a lot of Shimano spin for my personal use, for example, a few 98Stella 2500, 02TwinPower 4000HG, 5000HG, 05TwinPower2500, 05Biomaster C5000, 08Stella 4000XG, 08Stella 10000HG, 11TwinPower C3000HG, 12VanquishC2000, 13Stella 4000XG, 13Stella 8000PG, 17Twin Power XD C3000, 20TwinPowerC3000MHG and etc. The smoothness of Shimano still continues, and hope you find a nice reel for you. Mine is 20TwinPower C3000MHG so far. July 2023, Jun