*Great reel, **enjoyable.fishing** recommend very smooth and I love that you can change from left hand to right hand so easily. Gave it a 4 on durability because I haven’t had it long enough to rate it. Doing good so far.*
Good Video Guys. I've been guiding with centerpins in Ontario for over 10 years. This video give anglers a good idea of what centerpin fishing is all about and shows how effective it is.
Excellent job! Explains in plain English and what a person needs to get started and setup. I only wish I could watch a person fighting a fish on the reel and how to play the fish off the reel. Many beginning center pin fishers clamp down on the reel only to loose the fish! Anyway, thank you very entertaining....
Just watched it again.. Mike Durkalec does a grest job on this.. Also shared this with a young man Im am going to teach.. Although he wont be centerpinning, this video is packed with good basic methodology for the beginner.. Thanks Mike!!
Originally from Europe, Center pin fishing originated in Ontario in the late 1970s and has been popular among steelhead fisherman on the Canadian side of the great lakes ever since.
I would dearly love to agree with you, but actually centre pin reels have been in England for over 100 years. Canadians grabbed it and ran with it for steelhead because my understanding is centre pin fishing in England is mainly for course fish a.k.a. carp.
Anyone catch the name/brand of the first line he mentioned. I played it over and over and couldn’t catch it. It sounded like Sig Line, but when I tried looking it up I got nothing. Any help will me greatly appreciated. Thank You.!
Interesting differences between British (and European) and US tackle, casting methods and terminology. Rod and reel pretty much the same. Casting a bit crude compared to the British Wallis Avon cast which casts a long way but requires a lot of skill. US float design very crude for the most part but can see some British influences. Perhaps in another couple of decades may catch up, Shotting pattern is all wrong as shown. If stringing out shot the shot should be spaced so when line is doubled back on itself for each individual shot the spacing should be enough between the next shot so its longer to help avoid tangles. Difficult to explain. Terminology differences include US say drift while British say trot. Guess will take a while longer for US to catch up with British. Meanwhile British have pretty much caught up with US lure fishing methods and tackle.
@@pattihall8346 Various. So many brands from small companies come out over last decade or so. I use an old Avon Royal Supreme, circa 1950s. It's a genuine centre pin. The other reels I've got run on bearings which I rarely use. Genuine centre pins are relatively rare. Of course, most anglers over here still use a fixed spool for this type of fishing.. The cage type shown here is very popular : www.summerlands-tackle.co.uk/j-w-young-bj-centrepin-4-5inch-225g-2bb.html
I just noticed your post I know it’s four years old and I doubt you’ll see this but you’re absolutely right most people don’t get the shot patterning right I’ve been centre pin fishing for almost 40 years in Ontario Canada. It took me a while to figure it out, but a British friend of mine showed me the ins and outs and the Wallace cast. My recommendation for learning the Wallace cast is to practice with heavyweights in your backyard. It’s a lot like learning level wind, casting. You just have to learn to feather the spool. Plus, as shown here which is incorrect you pull straight down and you let the line run through your fingers while you feather the spool, not down and then off the side.
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*Great reel, **enjoyable.fishing** recommend very smooth and I love that you can change from left hand to right hand so easily. Gave it a 4 on durability because I haven’t had it long enough to rate it. Doing good so far.*
Good Video Guys. I've been guiding with centerpins in Ontario for over 10 years. This video give anglers a good idea of what centerpin fishing is all about and shows how effective it is.
Great vid, love my centerpin fishing, nothing like it
Excellent job! Explains in plain English and what a person needs to get started and setup.
I only wish I could watch a person fighting a fish on the reel and how to play the fish off the reel. Many beginning center pin fishers clamp down on the reel only to loose the fish!
Anyway, thank you very entertaining....
Take a look at the Wallace cast. It reduces line twist considerably.
People have been fishing with centre pins in BC for salmon/steelhead for over 50 years . Got my hardy silex in 1979 and still use it
Just watched it again.. Mike Durkalec does a grest job on this.. Also shared this with a young man Im am going to teach.. Although he wont be centerpinning, this video is packed with good basic methodology for the beginner.. Thanks Mike!!
Michael Iglewski Outdoor Sports mike is fantastic! We all are lucky he is so social and helps everyone who asks
Really good informative video, thanks for this
Originally from Europe, Center pin fishing originated in Ontario in the late 1970s and has been popular among steelhead fisherman on the Canadian side of the great lakes ever since.
Exactly.... I've been centerpin fishing for almost 30 years now, long before most guys even heard of it.. It's amazing how popular it is now.,
I would dearly love to agree with you, but actually centre pin reels have been in England for over 100 years. Canadians grabbed it and ran with it for steelhead because my understanding is centre pin fishing in England is mainly for course fish a.k.a. carp.
Pinning was in BC before ontario
Nice job good info! Thumbs Up!
Anyone catch the name/brand of the first line he mentioned. I played it over and over and couldn’t catch it. It sounded like Sig Line, but when I tried looking it up I got nothing. Any help will me greatly appreciated. Thank You.!
Siglon
Bruh they show the line like a minute after in its packaging and all...
Interesting differences between British (and European) and US tackle, casting methods and terminology. Rod and reel pretty much the same. Casting a bit crude compared to the British Wallis Avon cast which casts a long way but requires a lot of skill. US float design very crude for the most part but can see some British influences. Perhaps in another couple of decades may catch up, Shotting pattern is all wrong as shown. If stringing out shot the shot should be spaced so when line is doubled back on itself for each individual shot the spacing should be enough between the next shot so its longer to help avoid tangles. Difficult to explain. Terminology differences include US say drift while British say trot. Guess will take a while longer for US to catch up with British. Meanwhile British have pretty much caught up with US lure fishing methods and tackle.
Hi, what reel do the brits use?..or prefer, just curious.
@@pattihall8346 Various. So many brands from small companies come out over last decade or so. I use an old Avon Royal Supreme, circa 1950s. It's a genuine centre pin. The other reels I've got run on bearings which I rarely use. Genuine centre pins are relatively rare. Of course, most anglers over here still use a fixed spool for this type of fishing.. The cage type shown here is very popular : www.summerlands-tackle.co.uk/j-w-young-bj-centrepin-4-5inch-225g-2bb.html
I just noticed your post I know it’s four years old and I doubt you’ll see this but you’re absolutely right most people don’t get the shot patterning right I’ve been centre pin fishing for almost 40 years in Ontario Canada. It took me a while to figure it out, but a British friend of mine showed me the ins and outs and the Wallace cast. My recommendation for learning the Wallace cast is to practice with heavyweights in your backyard. It’s a lot like learning level wind, casting. You just have to learn to feather the spool. Plus, as shown here which is incorrect you pull straight down and you let the line run through your fingers while you feather the spool, not down and then off the side.
What’s ideal main line?
Raven
@@williamdougie6213 I second this, Raven is the bomb.
All that and loses the fish at the end! No net dudes? Great video, thanks.
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