In reply to Post #29
Very smart reel...
I use three fingers,underarm ,I can Wallis a little bit as well,not brilliant but I can do it sometimes..just love the old stylee ,
Tbh...Next few years it'll be all I'm doing ,just total minimal ,keeping it simple....no barrows etc,..
Very smart reel...
I use three fingers,underarm ,I can Wallis a little bit as well,not brilliant but I can do it sometimes..just love the old stylee ,
Tbh...Next few years it'll be all I'm doing ,just total minimal ,keeping it simple....no barrows etc,..
In reply to Post #31
To be honest I haven't tried to spin a pin for years as I don't like the tangles. I have been taking less and less gear these days, the evening sessions this last week have been with just a bucket for bait and tackle which is also my seat and a rod.
To be honest I haven't tried to spin a pin for years as I don't like the tangles. I have been taking less and less gear these days, the evening sessions this last week have been with just a bucket for bait and tackle which is also my seat and a rod.
If you can get one the mk 1 Dave Swallow
In reply to Post #28
I bought the walton for carp fishing, and found it pretty poor for that
Mine has had more use this winter than in the last 5 years, fishing a different stretch of the river there are a couple of undercuts in the bank I can't cast in to with a normal pin.
What are peoples thoughts on knurled rims? Having had burns from trying to stop big carp and cats, the knurling on the stantons and some others has put me off. Can you actually slow a run with pressure on the rim or will it grind your thumb down
I bought the walton for carp fishing, and found it pretty poor for that
Mine has had more use this winter than in the last 5 years, fishing a different stretch of the river there are a couple of undercuts in the bank I can't cast in to with a normal pin.
What are peoples thoughts on knurled rims? Having had burns from trying to stop big carp and cats, the knurling on the stantons and some others has put me off. Can you actually slow a run with pressure on the rim or will it grind your thumb down
In reply to Post #34
I 'think you can get 'pins with a lever drag to apply brake pressure. There was an article on fishing magic from a guy living in France catching cats* with one but I've forgotten the details.
* Not the giants, 20-40 lbs.
I 'think you can get 'pins with a lever drag to apply brake pressure. There was an article on fishing magic from a guy living in France catching cats* with one but I've forgotten the details.
* Not the giants, 20-40 lbs.
In reply to Post #34
I reckon the RW will be unsuitable for what I want too, maybe I'll just swerve it and avoid an expensive mistake
A purist is ideal for what I want but the colour and writing on the back look pants
I reckon the RW will be unsuitable for what I want too, maybe I'll just swerve it and avoid an expensive mistake
A purist is ideal for what I want but the colour and writing on the back look pants
In reply to Post #35
I've seen a few different drag systems most of them make a racket tho and can be fiddly to use.
The shiny thumb is a bit of a trophy tbh, the half moon on the left palm means it was a really big fish
I've seen a few different drag systems most of them make a racket tho and can be fiddly to use.
The shiny thumb is a bit of a trophy tbh, the half moon on the left palm means it was a really big fish
In reply to Post #36
I keep thinking of moving mine on but every few years I find myself in a situation that it's the only pin I have that'll do the job. there's a lot I don't like about it but the fact that it keeps going up in value, and I couldn't buy a battered old one for what mine cost new(£160) so I don't bother selling. Most of my pins are the same, bought new at good prices and within a couple of years I could sell them for a profit but they have found a home on a well matched rod to make a great combo for a given method/target species
Maybe I am a collector
I keep thinking of moving mine on but every few years I find myself in a situation that it's the only pin I have that'll do the job. there's a lot I don't like about it but the fact that it keeps going up in value, and I couldn't buy a battered old one for what mine cost new(£160) so I don't bother selling. Most of my pins are the same, bought new at good prices and within a couple of years I could sell them for a profit but they have found a home on a well matched rod to make a great combo for a given method/target species
Maybe I am a collector
In reply to Post #38
I did call you a collector and user
As for drags, I have fly reels with better drags than a fixed spool. Seems silly it's not available on a heavy duty pin.
Some fly reels, lamson spring to mind, I'm sure you can quite easily disengage the clicker.
I did call you a collector and user
As for drags, I have fly reels with better drags than a fixed spool. Seems silly it's not available on a heavy duty pin.
Some fly reels, lamson spring to mind, I'm sure you can quite easily disengage the clicker.
In reply to Post #38
Na, collectors don't use them, they pack them away from new or put them in a display case. There's a guy I know has a big house with a very large room full of rods and reels that have been in there from new going back pre ss3000, mk1 armalite, morphs, all sorts, this guy also has been sitting on exclusive dead man's shoe tickets to two of the best waters that most will never have heard of in the UK and never fishes.
Na, collectors don't use them, they pack them away from new or put them in a display case. There's a guy I know has a big house with a very large room full of rods and reels that have been in there from new going back pre ss3000, mk1 armalite, morphs, all sorts, this guy also has been sitting on exclusive dead man's shoe tickets to two of the best waters that most will never have heard of in the UK and never fishes.
I've got two Youngs Trudex. I use them on my hardy marksman Avon rods and it's my favourite combo. The reels can be picked up on eBay for around £50 and I love them. Mine spin beautifully. One day I will treat myself to something truly spectacular but I'm happy with what I've got atm.
In reply to Post #39
I just don't think they are considered big fish tackle for someone to design a decent system. Okuma had the trent reel for a while that doesn't seem to have been very popular, youngs have now got the rs but both those are more for holding in heavy flows where a normal ratchet would spill its guts.
I'd love to make one one day, and I have often thought about a one way drag borrowing bits out of a bike hub.
I just don't have the time or tools to have a serious go at it
I just don't think they are considered big fish tackle for someone to design a decent system. Okuma had the trent reel for a while that doesn't seem to have been very popular, youngs have now got the rs but both those are more for holding in heavy flows where a normal ratchet would spill its guts.
I'd love to make one one day, and I have often thought about a one way drag borrowing bits out of a bike hub.
I just don't have the time or tools to have a serious go at it
I've had many a disparaging remark or tut touting as I fish line off the bottom but find it the natural way to do it, fingers on back plate and thumb around rod control the trot and bat it back with left hand. Anyone that doesn't use the drag on a fixed spool but back winds would probably use the traditional line off the top method.
In reply to Post #42
Chris king reel guts
Chris king reel guts
In reply to Post #44
Imagine the racket that would make
I prefer line off the top, but I have the line off the bottom on the reel I use for carp, just because it plays havoc with the muscle memory if you have an hour or two stalking during a longer session with normal carp kit. I've had a few dodgy moments using a pin with line off the top after spending an hour raking and baiting the main areas.
With the atom reel I use on the long float rod I've changed between both, the rod mount is a few mm off centre and it's just enough that it's not very comfortable to flick the spool backwards with my right thumb. I've been meaning to ask garry Mills if he can doctor it for me but I never get round to it.
Imagine the racket that would make
I prefer line off the top, but I have the line off the bottom on the reel I use for carp, just because it plays havoc with the muscle memory if you have an hour or two stalking during a longer session with normal carp kit. I've had a few dodgy moments using a pin with line off the top after spending an hour raking and baiting the main areas.
With the atom reel I use on the long float rod I've changed between both, the rod mount is a few mm off centre and it's just enough that it's not very comfortable to flick the spool backwards with my right thumb. I've been meaning to ask garry Mills if he can doctor it for me but I never get round to it.