I am looking to replace my spinning reels on my 14 ft crappie poles and thinking about the possibilities of using a physically smaller reel. My thoughts are I could almost be using a bamboo pole if it was'nt for having to adjust depths occasionally, fish are swung onto the deck more than reeled in if you get the picture. Anyway I know very little about Ice gear and wanted to see if what Ice guys would think? I am thinking a smaller reel with a decent drag would would fit the bill, I had even thought about trying one of my fly pole reels, but that would be a pricey option, fyi we usually run 4-6# mono with up to 1oz of weight.
After poking around the internet I found 2 affordable type of reels that are smaller and possibly more durable rolling around on the deck of my Tracker and just wanted to see if anyone uses them and opinions?

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