Expedition 8000H has the same body/machine as new saltiga / catalina 6500H with bigger spool capacity. Same as Expedition 5500H and new saltiga/ catalina 5000H.
8000H has bigger gearing than 5500H.
In drag section, 8000H has 5 drag discs, 5500H has only 3 discs.
For GT Popping, we will need that 5 drag discs for more stopping power, but we dont need that much spool capacity, unless for tuna fishing. More PE line also means more weight, not good for all day casting.
My solution is using 8000H with RCS6000GT spool. More friendly for all day casting, still have 5 drag discs inside the spool, more than 200m of PE8 ( which is more than enough for me/ my popping style). Can also use 6500 spool for PE10 setup.