Lots of good and great options from that price range.
Being a Shimano fanboy myself I have been looking that the Shimano SLX MGL baitcast reel. The feature there is their lighter spool weight which helps out more with plain vertical dropping of lure.
Last years orange (new in box) Concept Z reels are all over E Bay now in that range. I’ve never used a smoother reel when summer bass fishing. You’ll put it on your best rod come spring!