Ben...I might be able to help you...or at least warn you.
I have a Shimano Crucial swimbait rod and I really like it. I bought it in Extra Heavy because Rob suggested it. The Crucial rod on EBay is rated Heavy...might work for you, might not.
TM Customs also suggested the Diawa Mill' CV-Z 203 reel on EBay. I'm sure it's a nice reel, but it is a left handed model. All the other reels you mentioned were right handed.
As far as the Okuma Induron goes, I just finished going through an unneccessary nightmare with Okuma customer service. I had a brand new Induron 400 LX lock up on me the first morning I used it. They asked to me to ship it to them at my expense, so I did. It took three weeks and multiple phone calls to get it back. It locked up again (exact same problem) on the second cast. They asked me to ship it to them again so they "could look into it". When I asked for a new reel they balked.
It took me three more weeks and several more calls to get a new reel.
I can assure you Shimano would never have handled the problem that way. The experience reminded me why I have always bought Shimano equipment in the past. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER OKUMA REEL.

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