hey,
i am a HUGE fan of abu garcias. i own a 7000c and it is a great reel. i think you will have no problem with larger stripers on the c-3. i dont know about tuna. if you are looking for a good small tuna reel but still looking to fish stripers, get either the abu 7000 big game or the c-3. this will be good for throwing iron at calicos and sandies too and it would be ok for throwing plastics at the bass too. this c-3 7000 will cost you about 100-150 bucks tops. i highly resomend this reel for small tuna and yellowtail(it is the best all around yellowtail reel in my opinion. match it with a seeker 870 and your set.

the 13 year old fisherman,
kyle(boo)

If you want a REALLY good real, i recomend a shimano calcutta 700 but this is about double the 7000.good luck