I just got my self a shimano Callisto 100 bait runner for £40 of fleebay and have to say what a reel. I have always used fixed spools (Shimano gte and re) and they were great but having tried the bait caster they are much better (my opinion). They are so light it’s a joy to hold rod in the hand for hours, even though the fixed spools aint to heavy, hours and hours of spinning can make the arm ache. I always felt that my rod wasn’t balanced at all with a fixed spool due to weight. I will take a photo of set up. As for a spinning rod I would say a Ron Thompson kamikaze are great for the price and I was recommended to get one of some dude on T.V who posts on here not to hard to guess. A real slim rod that will make plugs etc work and I believe the chap who recommended them to me used them in Ireland for bass.
This is my Ron Thompson kamikaze with shimano bait caster which I will use for spinning for Pollack, bass macky etc nice and light and casts a dream.
This is my second outfit (Maver Tica) which I mainly use for wrasse as its stiffer but not to stiff and gives more control when stopping a diving fish heading for the rocks. Its classed as a heavy lure rod so will be also good for throwing big plugs etc if thats ur thing, not sure if you can still get them, only got mine last year but aint seen any others about a beauty of a rod.
bottom rod is heavy one for wrasse
its hard to see in pics but rod blanks are totally different and behave in totaly different ways. i like a stiff ish blank for wrasse but a one with flex for spinning. Hope this is some help.