Bob sez:

OK, time to spend some money. I broke one of my cute little automatic
reels trying to get it spooled up. The Martin. The Pflueger still works
just fine. My other cheap plastic reel may turn out to be the reel I use
for heavy stuff initially.

As a steelhead guide who was a building contractor in his other life once
told me, "the only good use for an automatic reel was as a chaulk line."
You won't need a fancy high priced reel, just get one that feels good to you
on your rod and enjoy those bass! Oh yeah a bass taper fly line spooled on
that reel will help you enjoy casting those bugs a little easier.

Go fish and tell us all about it!

Good luck!
John