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You'll be happy with the baitrunner

Thanks everyone for the replies it is very much appreciated. I did end up getting a Shimano baitrunner- mainly because I do love the feature (I only remembered this after Yellow door posted about it, but it is actually one of the reasons that I went with the abu Garcia reel in the first place!). It was also slightly cheaper. It was a very hard decision and the Daiwa was definitely close! Tha ks again everyone for their help

Not surprising, given the outrageous price of cockles these days.

I prefer overheads for most things above 10-12lb. I find they are better at casting, managing your line and keeping in touch with your bait. They are also better when fighting larger fish and usually smaller and lighter than spinning reels with comparable line capacity. Many people shy away from them because they don't want to take the time to learn how to use them. But everyone is free to make their own tackle choices.