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JW Young River Specialist centrepin

I guess it can't been too loose - I have a Milltackle Barbel Catcher (who would believe it, with my poor success rate??) and the ratchet tensioner does need a bit of a forceful, but slight, rotation to increase/decrease the setting. Having said that - and I primarily use it for legering - it's only set once during any given session, and wholly depends of the flow together with the size of lead (usually pretty light). I couldn't see any use for it when float fishing, as the ratchet would be off. For that purpose I use a different 'pin entirely - a narrow spooled Fred Crouch Aerial copy.
 
Michael Humberstone said:
Yes I have used it on the Wensum in Norfolk just trotting for chub it has performed exactly as I expected......pleased.
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Cheers Michael. Since asking I bit the bullet and treated myself for my 70th. The first ‘pin I’ve ever bought as “brand new” (if you discount the Marco Cortesi or what ever it was called! ). Well pleased and looking forward to catching a seven pound Tench on it 🤞
 
I’d like to know what that triton is like for trotting for big fish
Has anyone stumped 4 n arf hundred into one of those yet
 
Everyone has their own view/opinion quite rightly as to what centrepin they prefer - as one of those “old handlers” 😂😂. I’ve used the same Rapidex reels for the best part of 40 years now (ledgering), they’re still going strong and have coped with barbel in excess of 16lb+. A truly fantastic reel in my humble opinion👍👍
 
Richard Isaacs said:
I’d like to know what that triton is like for trotting for big fish
Has anyone stumped 4 n arf hundred into one of those yet
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I was lucky enough to get one for my 50th and it is an excellent trotting reel. Superb build quality and smooth as butter. My no.1 choice when trotting (the Stanton comes out when jungle fishing). No monsters on it yet, biggest 7lb, but I’m sure it would handle anything. I usually pair it with an Acolyte Plus or Drennan Tench.

My only super-small niggle is I would prefer the check lever on the rim (as per the Lightweights) rather than the back, but that’s a preference not a fault.
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Daniel Jeffery said:
I was lucky enough to get one for my 50th and it is an excellent trotting reel. Superb build quality and smooth as butter. My no.1 choice when trotting (the Stanton comes out when jungle fishing). No monsters on it yet, biggest 7lb, but I’m sure it would handle anything. I usually pair it with an Acolyte Plus or Drennan Tench.

My only super-small niggle is I would prefer the check lever on the rim (as per the Lightweights) rather than the back, but that’s a preference not a fault.
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Ah fantastic Daniel and those stunners look great sat next to it.
Yes mine also has the check on the rim (bob James) which is incredibly convenient but I really do fancy a Triton. Might sell another couple of redundant rods to part fund it 😊
 
Richard Isaacs said:
I’d like to know what that triton is like for trotting for big fish
Has anyone stumped 4 n arf hundred into one of those yet
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The Triton is essentially an Atom in a different frock. It could also be argued that an Atom is an updated version of the Browning Revolver. It'll be fine for big fish, a "solid" drum sees to that. My Atoms are probably my favourite centrepins. I'll happily use them for anything. Funny how they struggled to shift them when they were current. A year or so after they had all gone, the second hand prices went ballistic.
 
Chris Jones said:
The Triton is essentially an Atom in a different frock. It could also be argued that an Atom is an updated version of the Browning Revolver. It'll be fine for big fish, a "solid" drum sees to that. My Atoms are probably my favourite centrepins. I'll happily use them for anything. Funny how they struggled to shift them when they were current. A year or so after they had all gone, the second hand prices went ballistic.
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Atom is arguably the best modern pin JW made. I use mine for all types of fishing, a true all rounder reel, the only two things I don’t like it are the position of the ratchet and the plastic switch.
 
Richard Parsons said:
Ah - I got the wrong end of the stick, Steve. My 'go to' at the moment is a Milltackle Barbel Catcher, which I love, firstly for the standard of engineering and secondly, for the variable ratchet. The River Specialist, I believe, also has one of the latter, though it also has bearing and I prefer a spindle. Heard great things about the Avon Royal Supreme, but yet to handle one.

Paul - how does the drag work on a 'pin? I own a few but have never come across one.
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He did me a version with an adjustable drag too...
 
I have just bought one of these as a treat. It's a nice reel and you'd expect it to be! I must say though that my initial thoughts on the tension knob on the back of the reel are that it doesn't really seem to increase the tension as much as I'd have expected. I have messaged them on this. It would be useful to have some sort of indication as to where the maximum and minimum setting are. It's a bit imprecise I feel. I don't know what I was expecting but in a river full of drifting weed ( Avon) not sure this is up to it. Probably have to use a run clip which I was trying to avoid and which is the main reason I bought the reel.
 
Andrew Jackson said:
I have just bought one of these as a treat. It's a nice reel and you'd expect it to be! I must say though that my initial thoughts on the tension knob on the back of the reel are that it doesn't really seem to increase the tension as much as I'd have expected. I have messaged them on this. It would be useful to have some sort of indication as to where the maximum and minimum setting are. It's a bit imprecise I feel. I don't know what I was expecting but in a river full of drifting weed ( Avon) not sure this is up to it. Probably have to use a run clip which I was trying to avoid and which is the main reason I bought the reel.
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Strang I yous mine no hassle even for snag fishing with the drag set on full the rods half buckled before it give line .then when the I slacked it off for lighter work it fine there should be a big difference from low setting to on full...phone Chris he.ll sort it in sure
 
Robert Morgan said:
Strang I yous mine no hassle even for snag fishing with the drag set on full the rods half buckled before it give line .then when the I slacked it off for lighter work it fine there should be a big difference from low setting to on full...phone Chris he.ll sort it in sure
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Thanks. I'll do that! 👍
 
Spoke to Chris. It's me, not the reel! All sorted. This is just what I was looking for. Good amount of tension. Very pleased with the reel now I see how it works.
 
Richard Isaacs said:
Ah fantastic Daniel and those stunners look great sat next to it.
Yes mine also has the check on the rim (bob James) which is incredibly convenient but I really do fancy a Triton. Might sell another couple of redundant rods to part fund it 😊
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Richard, as a relative newcomer to BFW I am catching up on threads that pique my interest. As I own and regularly use a Triton I thought I'd weigh in with a couple of comments and a suggestion. Comment #1 is that after owning this reel for a year it gets better and better. I currently use mine with 4lb line for grayling fishing, but I'd happily put 8lb on and trot for barbel with it. Comment #2 is that I had to fiddle with mine to get the set up right. For right or wrong Chris Miles sends them out with the grub screw glued in place and I thought it was fixed with WAY too much play. If you get one, you'll have to tinker with it. Now, the suggestion: J. W. Young did a Christmas sale last year so I got my Triton for £399. If you want one, it might be worth looking around Christmas. £399 is still a lot of money, but worth every penny in my view. I thoroughly clean and re-oil mine after each session and it spins with the slightest touch now.
 
Alan Rose said:
Richard, as a relative newcomer to BFW I am catching up on threads that pique my interest. As I own and regularly use a Triton I thought I'd weigh in with a couple of comments and a suggestion. Comment #1 is that after owning this reel for a year it gets better and better. I currently use mine with 4lb line for grayling fishing, but I'd happily put 8lb on and trot for barbel with it. Comment #2 is that I had to fiddle with mine to get the set up right. For right or wrong Chris Miles sends them out with the grub screw glued in place and I thought it was fixed with WAY too much play. If you get one, you'll have to tinker with it. Now, the suggestion: J. W. Young did a Christmas sale last year so I got my Triton for £399. If you want one, it might be worth looking around Christmas. £399 is still a lot of money, but worth every penny in my view. I thoroughly clean and re-oil mine after each session and it spins with the slightest touch now.
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My one came set up spot on Alan, i've not had to fiddle with it.
Most reels have the centre boss screw glued in place. Usually it with be held firm with a tiny bit of threadlock, just the weaker stuff. To slacken of the screw you need to heat up the screw to melt the glue so as not to damage the screw head.
I once had the centre boss screw come loose on a reel whilst fishing. When I got home I used a match stick to add a small amount of superglue to secure it in place. The glue goes soft if heated up same as threadlock.
 
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