Upgrading reel

Since I started kayak fishing, I've been using the same Tica reel. I was not fishing for about a month and it seems now my Tica reel is failing on me. The saltwater has done some damage to the internal parts that even the handle won't crank!

Time to upgrade. After much research (again on Shimano Australia website), I decided on a Shimano Saros 1000F reel. This reel was decently-priced and would fit my kayak fishing activities. So I purchased it online and picked it up.

I was surprised to find an extra spool inside the box. Since this was a new reel, I decided to change to braided line as well. As I wasn't too sure about which brand of braided line to use, I popped into a local tackle shop. It so happens that they have a cheaper, generic braided line and suggested I start out with that. So I let them spool the reel with the generic 20lb and 30lb braided line on each spool.

Is it overkill to load 20lb and 30lb braid on size 1000 reel? I don't know.......

But now I'm ready to rock and roll again!