Abu winch only a crank reel?

[ErikmonBillsfon]

Sorry for the long questions but i have faith in yalls knowledge and respect this community. So I just got a brand new abu garcia orra winch on sale. I wanted a low speed reel to round out my arsenal I'm building this spring. Now this is my first year using baitcasters and I plan on using them 95% of the time to help me learn. So far I love using a baitcaster. Now I just realized this reel is designed for deep cranking. I never use a crank. Maybe square bills and jerk baits in spring but by early May there is too much weed growth. I want to use this reel for a specialized use and I trust you guys. 

Now that being said I throw a lot of small swimbaits or paddle tails. Mostly kietechs and occasional bladed jigs. Will this low speed reel work well for slow rolling swimbaits? I recently got a bunch of glide baits and smaller end swimbaits such as the ganteral jr, savage gear glide, S-waver, line thru trout and I'm wondering if I can dedicate the reel towards these smaller swimbaits. Does winch mean more power or am I an idiot. I also have a tatula HD I was thinking of making the "swimbait" reel but was considering it for frogs. Sorry if this is too many questions but I appreciate any response and thanks again

 

TL DR  I've only ever used (all purpose) spinning gear, what should I use this ABU Winch for if I'm not going throw cranks. 

[Big Bait Fishing]

the orra winch will be great for swimbaits as you'll be able to put a good amout of 15-20 lb. line on it . for square bill crankbats i perfer a 6.4:1 gear ratio as i like to fish them a tad faster than deep diving crankbaits which a 5.4:1 gear ratio is more perfered/

[CTBassin860]

I used to use mine for frogging and never had an issue

[iceintheveins]

Great for slow rolling spinnerbaits, or even slow topwaters except for frogs. A five ratio reel is more versatile than people give them credit for. The only things they don't do well are frogs, flippin/pitchin, and buzzbait type lures. A 6 ratio reel does everything adequately except deep cranking, but I still have plenty of 5 and 7 reels.

[CTBassin860]

1 hour ago, iceintheveins said:

Great for slow rolling spinnerbaits, or even slow topwaters except for frogs. A five ratio reel is more versatile than people give them credit for. The only things they don't do well are frogs, flippin/pitchin, and buzzbait type lures. A 6 ratio reel does everything adequately except deep cranking, but I still have plenty of 5 and 7 reels.

I used it for a frog reel for 2 seasons.I thoroughly disagree with this.While faster may be better for frogging,I never had a problem with that application.

[DINK WHISPERER]

Back when i had one it handled swimbait duties just fine. 

[Jrob78]

I would use it for most moving baits.