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[Paul1913]

Reading all this stuff about CP ... Really starting to get the itch for one...

[troutddicted]

Do it - Ive met less than a handful of people who didnt like pinning

[Paul1913]

Not sure ill have time touseit thisyear.. If im lucky i can head out for one more trip.. Hopefully for some steelies

[Swing4Steel]

Talk to remy. He'll tell ya how its just a wheel

[Paul1913]

I think insaw the pic in another post

[416fish]

Try to borrow one from someone and try it for a day or two.  It requires you to pay more attention and take more control of the reel (like total control) but that's what makes it fun.  

 

Had a Chinook on my line today when I wasn't paying attention and it took off like a rocket up the river.  By the time I could react and slow my reel down, it already backlashed into a mess!  It can make fishing harder, but with the focus required to use it, you will definitely be earning more fish!  

 

Personally I fell in love with CP reel fishing, and actually spent all of last summer using it for non-river species and drop-shoting from a boat.  Also use it a lot for ice fishing.  Basically, to me, vertical presentations are great with pins, and you'll love how many rotations you need to bring in that monster fish!  I'm not afraid to cast lures with the pin as well, mostly spinners and plastics.  CP fishing for carp is a blast too

[IR4J]

If you continue making it out east you are more then welcome to try one of mine out. 

 

As someone who disliked centerpinners for 9 or so years as I fly fished for steelhead/salmon/trout, I reluctantly picked one up for those mid winter steelhead hunts. I can honestly say I am now an addict.

[Paul1913]

Thanks IR4J..

 

Im planning for one more trip to the tribs this year. Hard to make it out due to the family. It is my birthday coming up soon, so this might be a collective present.

 

It does look like a huge rush pulling in those sized fish with that set up.

[Paul1913]

Stopped in at sail in Montreal.. Only the okuma aventura reel and rod for pinning ... Their selection sucks here not much of a demand .

[IR4J]

I would be looking at a used pin/rod, For the most part you can get great value and they arent hard to come by this time of year

[DILLIGAF?!]

There are better CPs than the Okuma brand for sure. But for the price I can't complain. Okuma Raw ii is better for $20 more. paired this with a streamside float rod and I was a happy camper. All in was about $300 with all the fancy stuff (backing, floating line, fluoro leader) thrown in. Fast forward to the present, getting the hang of it, I now use trilene mono as main and suffix lebaron mono line as leader 2lbs. (1000yrds for $4 bucks) I'm just giggling with guilt everytime I think about how I can use these cheap stuff on my pin.

[Paul1913]

scowering Kijjiji.. 160 for a Raw   II in the cornwall area.. funny how there is almost none for sale in the ottawa area

[DILLIGAF?!]

for a used Raw, that is too high. Brand new is like $180.

[Paul1913]

good to know.. would be a hassle to drive to GTA for a used kit.. prolly would waste more $ on gas getting down there.. A bit leary buying without seeing it in person..

[Paul1913]

Alright.. once i get back to Ottawa from the inlaws.. Im hitting up the stores and going shopping.!!

[James5354]

Paul if your starting off and wont know if your gonna like the sport id suggest get something used, like a used islander reel or any of the raven reels you wont loose value if your resell it, also for rod imo best bang for your buck would be a 11'6 or 13ft streamside float rod, good warranty and its just a lil over a 100 bucks.

[Paul1913]

James the problem is that there is almost no used CP Rigs in the Ottawa area

[James5354]

Paul, that really sucks, I remeber going into a tackle shop in montreal and the guy working there didnt even know what a centerpin reel was, although they did have a rapala  float rod on the rack there lol. Lebarons in montreal has a small selection of float reels. i believe they have the ross flow, okuma raw and i think they had the rapala classic or shift the last time I was there.

[Paul1913]

I will be going to the ottawa sail. They have 10 different models.. Ill post more info when i know what they have

[Swing4Steel]

Try the.Ottawa lebarons. From what i hear the best entry level reelis a rapala classic drifter.