I've got a couple Eagle Claw inline ice reels like Rickie's that I use vertical jigging/ drifting jigs on Sam Heaton Super Sensitive jigging rods. I don't even try to cast with them. I really like the combination and their performance. The only issue is sometimes the small diameter line gets caught under the spool. It is easy enough to take the spool off to clear the line & after a while I figured out how to keep it from happening often. I suspect there will be more of them in my future.
Jim