I had a Salmon fishing Charter boat on Lake Michigan a long time ago. I started out using Penn reels, but large salmon were tearing up the drags. Penn Internationals were much better but too expensive when you are running six lines. The best bang for your buck would be a Garcia 7000. They have a greater line capacity than a 6500, and a greater star drag rotation control. They were going for about $85 then, but I guess they might be over $100 now. A second choice would be a Diawa Sealine. Not for casting, but a very good trolling reel. I use my 7000's for casting for Musky's in my lake and it cast's nice and handles large Musky's well.
