Been using Sperix reels for almost 2 decades with no problems and caught a lot of fish.I’ve never hardly closed the bail by hand and can’t remember last time I had a back lash or birds nest. The main thing I found with spinning reels is to put line on the reel the way the manufacture tells you.Read the instructions that come with the line. For instance Braid is wound on the reel spool differently than Mono. As always a little practice fishing with any new item pays off in the water.