Having a friend whose a published sports (fishing) magazine writer does have some benefits. Usually 'small stuff' that he passes on, but sometimes rather large 'would you like?'

Last was a new centerpin reel and rod. That said, watching all the U-tube video's or no, leaning to cast this thing has me beat. Couple of weekends back actually saw (in real life no less) someone here on the Rogue fishing with one of those set-ups. The rod was actually made up from a 9-10 wt spey rod and far stiffer than the rod I have.

Which got me to thinking .... no clue as to what type of rod action (river fishing/casting) would be proper for a center pin set up. Stiff rod? Medium action? Soft/whippy (which is what I have now)? How long, etc?

Thoughts.

fae

Fred, in the UK we use Centerpins for Trotting a float.we do not in general (I know no one)use them for any sort of flyfishing,so I cannot give you any info on steelhead fishing with a centerpin.Sorry.

Jim

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Don't quite understand the question.

But a normal float rod with a light line rating and through action. You don't want to soft a rod as you need to strike quick sometimes with a long line out.

Also stepped off rod rings are good as it stops the line sticking to the blank on wet days ...... but that is being fussy.

A great rod is the J W Youngs travel trotter.

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Carlos.They use Centerpins in the States for Steelhead fishing,I don't know what the end gear is,but I don't imagine that a 13' match rod would be much use.maybe a 1.25-1.5lb test avon would do.

Jim

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Actually Jim, it's a combination of both. Under the float (a spinning rod/float rig works very well) I run two heavily weighted flies. The 'trailer' will be a smaller hook but with a lead wire under-body. About 5 or 6 months of the year the Rogue River (above Medford, Oregon) is 'fly fishing only.' Under this set up you can use a float rod/casting float as long as there's no added 'lead shot,' save for weighted flies, below the float. (Unless you're very into paying a $300.00 fine!)

In the 'fly only' water on the North Umpqua you can use a similar rig, but the flies can only be 'weighted' by the actual weight of the hook (no wire under-raps .... it's even questionable, function of who you ask - that wire used in the construction of the fly may well be illegal).

Lot of the locals don't use standard fly rods, but I can assure you, with the rig above, they hook a hell of a lot of fish.

Edit: It sounds like the rod I have may well have too soft an action to be an effective 'center pin' rod.

tnx

fae

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In the Great Lakes area and British Columbia the use of Centerpin rigs is very common. Subject to correction here, the most common bait used in the GL area are small 'roe sacks' about 10-14 mm in cross section. In BC and Washington State ....... swallow you tea first .....







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Hello from Steelhead Alley in Ohio, USA. I use the centerpin rods for about 80% of my fishing. This include steelhead, carp and smallmouth.
Most of our rods are 12 to 13 feet in length. On my pin reels I use Siglon F in 12 pound weight. That is hooked to a swivel that attaches to a 6-8 pound tippet.
I use pink plastic worms, jigs tipped with maggots, what you call lob worms I think, roe tyed in thumbnail sized sacks and flies. Yes I said flies. You can use a fly as long as the rig is correct.
Our weights on rods are measured as IM6, IM7 and so forth. These IM numbers are about the same as they measure fly rods here. 6wt, 7wt and so on.
Hope this helps some. I am learning the Europeon techniques for carp and I find this site valuable.

Good fishing

MoS