Planning to order a 9'9" Loomis spinning rod for use with floats for summer and winter steelies. I plan to run a spool of Power Pro and a spool of 8# test monofilament. I like the looks of Shimano's Spirex reel, but wish I could hear some input on spinning reels for steelies...been using a baitcaster so long I've forgotten what to look for. What do you run for float fishing? Baitcast or spin? Carbon line or mono? Thanks for your input...