Another vote for Marquis 8/9 I bought a original from the auction site on the cheap. You may want to try there. IMO a 7 will not have enough capacity.Does Hardy still make the 8/9 marquis? I couldn’t find it on their website. Asked around at my local shops and no one had or could order it. For those of you using the 7 marquis do you feel like it has enough line capacity for spey? Thanks guys!