Any Daiwa reel in your budget would be good, but best bang for buck right now is new 2023 Legalis 2000S-P from Japan. It is equivalent or even better to new Daiwa Exceler Lt which sell at more expensive price. You can order from Amazon at cheaper price.
I also like Fugeo and have one in 2500 size for bass, this reel come with Magseal which add a little more inertia and harder to service. Just my 2 cents and I’m regular using Shimano Vanford, Daiwa ballistic FW and Daiwa Tatula MQ for crappie. I lost my Legalis not long after got it to a unexpected bigger fish.