Anyone know how these compare to the original cassettes? I have a few 6wt lines that are looking for reels to go on. I know they are too new to rate ito durability, but on a specs level how do they compare?

Cas1 is too small, at least for the floating line, so I'm thinking either new Switch reel or perhaps even preferably Cassette2 (cheaper) if they are similar in performance and weight.

The rod is "old technology" 6wt 10ft, so I need a decent reel to sort of balance the outfit.

I need at least 4 spools to start off with, and will possibly need another 1 or 2 sometime in the future.

Any other options out there to consider besides the Greys GX500, which I'm also seriously considering. The Greys extra spools are just a little hefty in price to my liking (11GBP per spool) but it's an option if I can get a nice price on the reel. I see a few on the Bay for less than 45GBP and I can have them shipped for free to my sister in the UK, but they will still need to post it to me which I think is minimum 15GBP.

SKB?

Leeda Profil? Lot of guys on UK forums seem to prefer the Leeda over the Greys


*Buying standard type reels with standard spare spools is beyond my budget, so don't even go there unless you know of a reel with 3 extra spools for about a R1200.

*P.S. Banax doesn't count.