I'm partial to some older Daiwa reels but if I was going to buy today it would be a Shimano Stradic or Saros, size 3000. Mono is more forgiving than braid on a spinning reel because it won't form loops as readily if there is slack when the bail closes. Realistically anything over 10# mono won't work well on the size 2500 or 3000 reels unless you are throwing pretty heavy baits.
Might have some other recommendations after ICAST next week
