With baitcasting there is no such thing as a beginner set up! Get a fairly inexpensive reel to begin with and learn to cast. For the beginner an expensive reel gets birds nest's the same as inexpensive ones! If I were to recommend a reel to start with, I am, it's a Kastking, one of their low priced reels. I have one round Kastking and two low profiles and maybe $100 into all three combined!