Well just got a center pinning combo for trout and steelies, anyone ever try it? heading out this weekend to give it a shot.
Freshwater guys ever center pin?
Well just got a center pinning combo for trout and steelies, anyone ever try it? heading out this weekend to give it a shot.
Center pin
Deadly for stealhead, great light lining hard for hard fished waters!
Set up with good float system take fish anywhere!
Capt Lou
The only way to go for steelhead and browns.
I have to disagree!
A spin reel on a long noodle rod is so much better to use for steelies.
So much better line control and so much better to cast.
Did both ways for years and caught hundreds of steelies and browns. The pin gives your bait a dragfree drift instead of coils of line coming off a spinner. There is a learning curve though. At first I was ready to throw the pin in the water. Having to use your fingers as the drag takes some getting used to also. I don't do much casting as I fish from a boat. Just drop it in and run it. But hey, catching steelies is fun anyway you can.
center-pinning is NOT fly fishing by any stretch of your wildest imagination. As a matter of fact, it is looked down upon by most fly fishing steelhead anglers..just fyi...
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Of course I agree with you Harry. It does however beg the question; What defines "fly angling"? Using a fly ? Using a long rod ? Using a single action (non-geared) reel ?Originally Posted by dixie noormiss
Personaly, I believe it's using an artificial bait, that on its own, could not be cast by any other means than by the use of a line that could be cast on its own. Without any additional weight.
John Yank
Who said it WAS fly fishing in this post?
FYI - Most fly fishing steelhead anglers don't look down upon centerpinning. I know plenty of guys and gals that centerpin who have more respect for the fish and the rivers they are in then the "holier than thou" fly anglers.
OK I'll bite what is center pinning?
I'm with you, what is it? Sounds like another way to empty out my wallet
Pete
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Centerpinning consists of a reel that has no drag and the spool spins freely. It looks similar to a fly reel but the line(mono) comes off the side of the reel in order to cast. A long rod is also used to help keep the line off the water as much as possible during the drift.
The business end includes a float then a shot pattern leading to a hook with bait, a jig, a fly or other type of lure.
When the cast is made the angler "checks" the float, or in other words, prevents the float from drifting downstream so the shot pattern and lure/bait of choice is downstream of float. The lure/bait will then be presented 1st before the line.
Once the "check" is made to the float, the angler will then let the float drift downstream. Since the reel has no drag the spool will spin and let out line at the same speed as the current and it is possible to get extremely long drifts if it does not interfere with other anglers who are downstream.
It is a very deadly technique used for steelhead and trout and other species as well. Some have been using it in the back bays for fluke.
A fly fisherman that is using an indicator to support weight below is basically doing the same thing except the terms are different and the drift isn't as long. The cast probably isn't as long either, if distance is required.
Ultimately, the gear or type of gear a person chooses to use isn't the problem. It's the person using the gear. I've had my share of run ins with both fly anglers and centerpinners who think they own the river and refuse to look at the big picture.
Jeeeez dude, lighten up.
Fly anglers are not all, "holier than thou", we do however believe, justifiably so, that we have chosen the most difficult form of angling to master.
John Yank
I'm not the one who started the post so get your facts straight.Jeeeez dude, lighten up.
Fly anglers are not all, "holier than thou", we do however believe, justifiably so, that we have chosen the most difficult form of angling to master.
Your 2nd statement is proof in the pudding
I'm not the one who started the post so get your facts straight.
Your 2nd statement is proof in the pudding
Not a statement to illustrate bravado, nor a statement indicating I'm "holier than thou" simply a statement of fact. I'll not list my angling credentials aquired over the last 50 years. Let it suffice to say, after that many years of fishing, I ended up fly fishing for one reason, the challenge.
John Yank
Well, I have done a little research on this, looked at a couple you tube videos, and looked up some of the equipment. I see the casting technique as a bit difficult to master. Maybe not, but I keep hearing the word backlash, which to me is like kryptonite and Superman. I suppose it can be an effective method. The reels I looked up were not cheap, somewhere on the order of an expensive fly reel. I did not really research rods. I am always looking for new ways to catch fish. I have a 12 foot or so noodle rod. Think I will break that out, and play with it a bit. I do think flyrodding is a bit more difficult to master. I still can't get the whole line out, but close on a good cast.
1970 402c.i. 375hp, 4:11 rear end.
NOW THAT'S A RIDE!!
use UV Knotsense always
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