Schoolie BFT Rod and Reel Recommendations

[Keepah]

I'm looking to pick up a couple of spinning gear setups to chase around the schoolie BFT. All of my current combo's which I use for inshore use have Penn Slammer 460s which I realize will not work. I would appreciate some recommendations as to reasonably priced rod and reel combos that can handle schoolie BFT. Thanks

[spooled up]

One of the larger sized Shimano Spheros reels (12000 or 14000) geared with a nice sturdy st. croix

[thunnus hunter]

I have a G Loomis Pelagic stand up spinning rod 7'6" heavy action paired with a Shimano Baitrunner 6500. The rod I think is perfect for football tuna it has a softer tip but has alot of backbone as well, great for casting the metal jigs used for footballs, it also has a slick butt and a fighting gimbal. The reel has caught footballs as big as 70 pounds without any trouble, has a smooth drag and decent line capacity when using braid, altough I think a Shimano Spheros 12000 or 14000 would be better for that occasional large football.

[ubettcha13]

shperos 14000
I like a longer rod 9' ugly with faster tip tends to whip the fish instead of you most people use a 7' I have a tsunami in that size jury is still out Something similar to the trevallia rods from shimmano would be ideal
The 9'er has landed fish over 100#s but this rod is 10-12yo and has seen fish in the 300# range but I lost them either got spooled or broke line/swivel/crushed or opened hook/stripped the gears of the reel/broke off the handle of the reel and many other failures of equipment This rod no longer comes apart or leaves my boat unless I take it some where
and nothing I have used has taken the a$$ whopping that this rod has and kept all the original parts to date