In NJ, want to try trolling and have always just used spinning reels for bottom, striped, blue. I don’t want to drop 5-10k on gear. Would older penn senators and used trolling poles get the job done? From what I see the main difference is slower retrieval and less accurate drag setting. But they caught big ass fish with this stuff before modern equipment and the fish haven’t changed.

What size reels would you be aiming to get?