question I should know but don"t!

[topwater buzz]

In regards to say Shimano spinning reels or Daiwa for that matter. What is biggest difference if any other than line capabilities between say 1500 size, 2500 size and so on. I guess to make it easy is there any real differences between 1500 and 2500 Symetre's other than spool size? Same gears and such?

[Yodie]

Im not sure about other Manfr's or other shimanos for that matter, but when I went to buy my Symetre, the only different I could tell between the 1500 ans 2500 was line capacity and the grip part of the handles were different.  

[Raul]

Aside from spool size ( which means bigger drag washers and more line capacity ) the true difference between sizes is the spool depth and length which have an impact on how the line behaves after leaving the spool, the smaller the spool the more tightly packed the line will be resulting in more coiling when the line leaves the spool.

So the one thing you will notice more between both sizes is how much the line coils and how much reserve line left you have left in the spool which is "usable" line or just filler. By the time you reach about 1/2 half of the line capacaity of the spool in a 1500 size reel vs a 200/2500 size what 's left inside the 1500 spool coils so badly that is in practical term useless for applications where maintaining a tight line is important ( soft plastics & jigs ).

Too bad that shallow spool models are not popular in the DM, cuz fishing with a shallow spool version makes you forget about line coiling.