Friend's looking for a reel under 150, he likes daiwa?

[Bassboss]

So my friend's been wanting to buy a new reel. He used some of the lower end Daiwa's are likes them pretty good! He's looking to upgrade a bit, but is not gonna spend more than 150. I told him prolly a Tierra!

He fishes this lake in the summer, and it's a pretty shallow lake, and has lots of hydrilla matted in then, I told him a revo S becuase of this. But he wants a reel to make long casts so he can fish the hydrilla thoroughly since he fishes from shore. I told him citica, but he says since it made out of graphite, the heavy cover and braid will be tough on it. He's leaning toward The tierra, because it's a tierra.

So here's the run down.

He need a tough reel because of where and how he'll be fishing.
He needs a solid drag (ten pounds prolly nuf right?).
He's pretty much excluded the citica.
And last. He wants a good caster.