The industry standard reel for this application is the Shimano TSS-4. I have never used braid on one so I can't comment about the performance there. The Thunnus reels are great pieces of kit and well worth the money but they aren't really Tuna reels. The difference in success between my Baitrunner BTR-6500 and TSS-4 is probably something like 10-1 purely because of the gear ratios. Another reel to consider is the waterproof Mitchell. Can't remember the model number but it has some yellow plastic on it and it is a Nautilas or something.