Hi all
I will soon be doing my first trip to the Vaal to catch some yellows on fly. My current setup is more aimed at stillwater trout and I am thinking of upgrading/buying a proper reel to match my Horizon 5wt rod. With so many reels out there, what is the best advice for someone who wants something decent for yellows? My budget is around R1000.

Questions that comes to mind, for example, is durability - I heard that Vaal fishing could be heavy on your equipment, drag - is it necessary and what type and is large arbour a requirement?

For trout I have never really bothered about the reel - its only used to hold the line ie el-cheapo reels were fine, but now that I want to get into yellows, I suspect I need to get something decent. Any advice would appreciated!

Thanks