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Shimano Baitrunner B's are the most common; Thunnus is a more heavy duty reel.
Daiwa introduced a surf-sized baitrunner to the USA this year called the Sealine Bait-N-Run which is a stepchild of their European Linear Tournament X (CRBB) and S (Freshwater) series (we do not get offered the best tackle, just watered down models if we are lucky).
This is still a good reel, don't get me wrong; the Sealine has corrosion resistant bearings and the spool design is profiled after Daiwa's S-5000T (which again, doesn't mean a hill of beans to Americans but the ST's have one of the longest casting spool designs on the planet - except they're not offered for sale in the USA).
If money were no object I would buy the real deal, a Daiwa Linear X from the UK ($220 and 20+/- S&H) or perhaps go with a Shimano Baitrunner LC ($250 and 20+/- S&H); a Baitrunner with a longcast (LC) spool, it again is not offered for sale here.
I have many Daiwa and Shimano JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) reels that while not baitrunners per-se, have drags engineered to go from a tensioned freespool to fighting drag in under one turn. Not as handy or foolproof as a real baitrunner mechanical disengage but in exchange you get serious weight reduction. Look at Shimano PowerAero's and SpinJoy's and Daiwa Basia, Iso-Entos and a reel that is sold here, the Saltiga Surf. These models, except for the SpinJoy are in excess of $400.00.
If you do not need to place baits over 500 feet from the beach then these reels would be overkill.
If you do choose to shop from the UK or European Union find out if the EU VAT (Value Added Tax) is inclusive of the price; it stands at 17.5% and we do not pay it. Check out Leslies of Luton, they have the best prices for UK tackle I've seen and I look a lot . . .
BTW, over there, spinners are called "fixed spool" reels . . .
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