Qualia DM-40. You can buy it direct through qualiafishing.com or through a few limited dealers. I really like alwaysanadventure.com.

I have never seen anything like this in a spinning reel. It's extremely heavy-duty with a powerful drag, rated for saltwater, and about $46. 

It's all I used until I was 13. Well, that and an ultralight Daiwa spinning combo.Now I'm too old for such a slow retrieve. Life is short.

I do have an Academy UL spinning reel and an old el cheapo $8 Eagle Claw rod that i use when I feel like putting myself at a disadvantage. Like when I know they're all small or the bluegill are as big as the bass. I've caught a striper and some chunk bass on it before. Good times.

But if you like them, more power to you.

I have many diff spincast i prefer the dawias and abus .both have about the smoothest drags and the abu has. oscillating spool that makes your line criss cross this helps it not dig in and also the pickup pin spins .

Glad to see this thread.  Over the winter I was at a fishing flea market and handled an old 5' pistol grip casting rod.  I really liked the feel of it but after looking at the high cost of LW casting reels, I put the idea out of my head.  I never even thought about spincasters, as I had only seen the Barbie-branded ones and the like for kids. 

It looks like the Zebco Omega and the Daiwa Goldcast are the most recommended, would either of them be useable with much smaller line the the 8-10lb they are rated for?  Like maybe 4-6lb mono or hybrid?  I fish a lot for white perch and think a little 4-5' rod and spincaster would make a fun addition to my arsenal. 

Never, ever, since I was 10 or so.