About all I do is pull cranks for crappie during the summer months. I bought 5 of the black max baitcasters and run 20 lb kastking braid on them. If I get hung I can usually pull it loose. Was loosing too many cranks with 8 lb mono. I pull little bandits mostly but have also found that those cheap crankbaits at bps in the middle of the isle in those bins for like $1.98 work great at half the price. I have probably 200 baits. If I was going to run spinning, get the shamano 1000R or 2000R. They are only about $15. I have probably 20 on my long rods and hardly ever have any issue. I use to pull cranks with those. If you have any questions pm me. I have learned a lot from a lot of mistakes. lol. Picking the right lake is as important as anything. Some like tillery are just not good crank lakes.