I've got a bunch of different reels on my walleye setups (kind of a gear whore). Pflueger president 9520's, patriarch 9525, shimano symetre 750, and stradic ci4 1000. All of them have treated me well, but my favourite would be a toss up between the patriarch and the ci4. Although they're both a touch of overkill for most walleye I've caught through the ice. My aetos wears my patriarch most of the time.