This is such a personalised topic as every closed face reel anorak (fanatic, etc
) has their own weapon of choice. I own a number of Abu's and Daiwa 120s, 123s and 125s but my personal favourite is the DAM "coffee grinder".
None of them are geared for big fish (some early Abu's notwithstanding) but decent fish can be landed if played carefully. They are small fish match reels for trotting and if the quarry is anything bigger than medium chub then I change up.
That said, I love them to bits - I just don't know why, really, but I do suspect Trotter does as well?