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Centre pin recommendations

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Paul Clotworthy

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thinking of getting a centre pin never used one before can uses recommend me some good starting to points to get one don’t want to go silly on my first one definitely one something decent also will be using it for trotting and rolling baits also down the line

Thanks
 
Any idea of budget Paul? For a couple of hundred quid you could get a decent used J. W. Young & Sons Purist II or similar which is a good all rounder. For a hundred you’d get an Okuma Aventa VT1002 or a decent Speedia. Don’t buy a crappy cheap one like Marco Cortesi because you get what you pay for 🙂
 
Okuma Sheffield would be a good starting point Paul realy decent pin for trotting.
 
Around hundred for a starting point heard few people saying they don’t get on me pins so don’t want to jump in on Jw one but have been looking at them
 
Tips on using one for the first time lads would be great
Just got that reel from Mike so will be using it next weekend for the first time using a pin
 
Paul Clotworthy said:
Tips on using one for the first time lads would be great
Just got that reel from Mike so will be using it next weekend for the first time using a pin
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Not too much line.
Take your time and be patient.
Line guards are ok but can be restrictive.
Learn to Wallis cast (you’ll thank me).
 
I worked for Young's under Jim and Sally when they were still here in Redditch back in the day and was part of the assembly team under Garry Mills so I know quality pins.

I thought I was going to laugh at the NGT pin but I was impressed at what had been put together for the price (I've seen them at £30) and for the price I don't think you can go wrong. I chucked one on my Korum Glide rod.

If I was buying a high end pin these days it would be from Garry, but, the River Specialist from Chris/Young's looks pretty nice.
 
Alan gave the best bit of advice and that is to be patient with it.
You are going to end up in tangles, your going to lose fish, your going to get afew clattered knuckles along the way, however when things start to come together, there is no better way to trot a float.

Learning to cast one is something that can be learned really quickly and with the right pin on the right rod it will get you out of the frustration stage quicker.
Now I’m not amazing by any strength at the Wallis cast but definitely results do vary with the set up on the day. You’ve picked a perfect pin to start at this with it being wide with good deep flanges and it will be very free running on bearings all these things go in your favour when starting out.
If you put it on a nice tippy rod to preload your cast to start with this will help gain afew extra yards. Try and use heavier floats in depths of less than 6ft to start with and again it will make learning to cast easier.

Once you can put your float where you want it, there is only benefits going forward by using one.
The presentation of your rig can’t be better than with a cpin, holding a float back or even just a slight reduction in speed can’t be bettered either.
the control you have with just a single thumb on the rim is amazing. Youll do things with that float that are simply not possible with another type of reel.

Regarding playing a fish I know anglers that do it with both check on and check off.
Personally I’m check off all the time.

The noise drives me mad But that’s not the thing that worries me most, using the check or clicker to play fish will wear out the gear and the pawl much faster than if it is just used as a brake.
 
Richard Isaacs said:
Alan gave the best bit of advice and that is to be patient with it.
You are going to end up in tangles, your going to lose fish, your going to get afew clattered knuckles along the way, however when things start to come together, there is no better way to trot a float.

Learning to cast one is something that can be learned really quickly and with the right pin on the right rod it will get you out of the frustration stage quicker.
Now I’m not amazing by any strength at the Wallis cast but definitely results do vary with the set up on the day. You’ve picked a perfect pin to start at this with it being wide with good deep flanges and it will be very free running on bearings all these things go in your favour when starting out.
If you put it on a nice tippy rod to preload your cast to start with this will help gain afew extra yards. Try and use heavier floats in depths of less than 6ft to start with and again it will make learning to cast easier.

Once you can put your float where you want it, there is only benefits going forward by using one.
The presentation of your rig can’t be better than with a cpin, holding a float back or even just a slight reduction in speed can’t be bettered either.
the control you have with just a single thumb on the rim is amazing. Youll do things with that float that are simply not possible with another type of reel.

Regarding playing a fish I know anglers that do it with both check on and check off.
Personally I’m check off all the time.

The noise drives me mad But that’s not the thing that worries me most, using the check or clicker to play fish will wear out the gear and the pawl much faster than if it is just used as a brake.
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It’s learning game now then
 
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