baitrunner reel for under $20

[mcfly]

Going cheap for baitrunners is fine IME, I think it's even better, that way if a fish takes your rod & reel (which is definitely going to happen) it won't cost an arm and a leg. I have the Penn baitrunner and almost lost it about half a dozen times last year due to what I think are issues with my particular reel (baitrunner locks up from time to time). Also could be user error (test the baitrunner again and again while setting your line). Only time I've ever ran into a duck poo filled pond is to save my rod & reel from measly 15lb carps LOL and it's happened more than once. I've also seen many people lose rods & reels at the whirlpool as those carps fight the hardest!