I have been a spinning reel man all these years. I got hooked into the kabura/inchiku etc. and like everyone says I have found the fish tends to bite at the drop. The thing is I am very slow and dull, the hookup rate at drop is low, so I am thinking of buying me an overhead setup (very good excuse for new tackle). I am budgeting for around $500, may be up to $600. Tried to do some research and the bang for the buck reel seems to be the Okuma citrix or ducro 10, the okuma nano matrix being the rod. Any input/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Would probably use lures 80~150g range. Good second hand probably be best option looking at my budget

But it's certainly worth asking for input and then making a judgement call.

There are a number of factors which people weigh up when deciding the benefits of overhead/baitcasters v spin in terms of inchiku fishing. The key ones seem to be:

But even experts like Paul Senior - who did a lot to popularise inchiku fishing - waver.  In all of his early articles on inchikus, it was all overhead/baitcaster for Paul, end of story. Then a couple of years ago he did a total u-turn - mainly based on the speed at getting to the bottom when you arrive at fish. With no tension on the line, your lure will get to the bottom much faster with spin reels, and probably wind up faster as well, either for a re-set or with a fish on.

The top spin reel exponents are able to detect takes on the drop by spotting if the line either stops or speeds up.

Another factor for some people is the way you hold the rod during fish fighting - underhand or overhand. Some people prefer the leverage of spin v overhead.

 

I use overhead in the work-ups, but the best snapper I've seen caught in Hauraki Gulf work-ups was a genuine 20lber on a spin set-up, by a very lucky woman angler.

Good luck with the new set. I've got that reel and it's a sweet operator. I'd recommend you don't go much heavier than 10lb non-fused braid - such as Sufix 832 or similar. Less drag in 40-50m of water, and more than enough grunt.