I realized I have worn out all my panfish reels and I have lots of bare rods, and only one good rod/reel combo ready to fish.

I'm looking for ultra smooth reels to reel very slowly for crappie. I have found that many reels are ok to start, but get a 2 months to a year in and they start having rough places in the retrieve - which makes my rod tip shake and imitates a light bite - very irritating.

I have a Pflueger (don't remember which one - about 50$) for panfish that works ok but it's near the end of it's life.

Two years ago I bought Lews G2 speed spin (size 300) for a bass rod, really liked it and bought a size 200 for a crappie rod. Both of these seem to be holding up quite well. They are weighted nice and seem to be well built. Before I go buy some more of these....

Has anyone used the Wally Marshal Signature series spinning reels? Were they smooth? Did they hold up?

What other reel would you recommend?