Throwing plugs with conventional I like a level wind,, I want to watch the plug ,,not glancing down at my thumb laying line . That being said best level wind in a larger spool capacity is Abu in mho . You can juice them up too .6500 is out ,,7000 has line capacity for the beast I hook up .
Bait ,,penn 980.a winch, a beast , best drag washers same as penn senator, A great caster. no longer made,good luck finding one.alot of parts (spring) same as 140 if you do so don't frett..
I've been fishing spinning exclusively last few years .On a windy day I can throw a bomber and 4 ounces on the same outfit with "No Nest". I have better luck with braid on spinning .
Conventional still shines fishing heavy mono (bait) in rocks. exception,, most canal rocks have so much weed on them you can see saw braid on them for the most part ..