2500 vs 3000? The larger spool allows for more line and is directly proportional to the casting distance. I like the 3000 for my bass fishing rigs used for dropshot and weightless worms and maybe small crankbaits or swimbaits. I like 4000 size reels for striper fishing e.g., jigging, jerkbaits, and topwater plugs where I use exclusively braided line. The 1000 and 2000 size are normally used with ultralight rigs and for panfish. All the big name companies offer decent reels at the $100 price point. Look for sales. Pflueger, Shimano, and Diawa all offer good quality, although I have found that Shimano reels all come priced a little higher. Good luck. Btw, a buddy bought a Kast King reel that lasted one season. Not sure if it was just a lemon or what.

An elderly Florida lady did her shopping and, upon returning to her car, found four males in the act of leaving with her vehicle. She dropped her shopping bags and drew her handgun, proceeding to scream at the top of her lungs,
"I have a gun, and I know how to use it! Get out of the car - NOW!"

The four men didn't wait for a second threat. They got out and ran like mad.

The lady, somewhat shaken, then proceeded to load her shopping bags into the back of the car and got into the driver's seat. She was so shaken that she could not get her key into the ignition. She tried and tried, and then
she realized why. It was for the same reason she had wondered why there was a football, a frisbee, and two
12-packs of beer in the front seat. A few minutes later, she found her own car parked four or five spaces farther down. She loaded her bags into her own car and drove to the police station to report her mistake.

The sergeant to whom she told the story couldn't stop laughing. He pointed to the other end of the counter, where four pale men were reporting a carjacking by a mad, elderly woman described as white, less than five feet tall, glasses, curly white hair, and carrying a large handgun.

No charges were filed.

Moral of the story? If you're going to have a senior moment...make it memorable