Thanks, I struggled with it for a fairly long time. Probably took about 6 moths of regular fishing to get to that effortless stage. Accuracy was my biggest hurdle, because the timing is so different from a spinning reel.

@@petrhermanadventures9509what type of casting technique do you use (the name of it)? I guess this is not the Wallis cast. Thanks in advance.

@@arturmalachowski8949 I'm sure there are many names for it, but usually it's called the B.C. cast. Here in B.C. we just call it the cast. I guess a tutorial video is overdue :)

This rod & reel is still working like new a year later, and I've put a lot of miles on it.

Glad you found the review useful.

I find the rod more important than the reel. I've owned, raven, okuma, islander...and an amazon reel...it all comes down to bearings....for the reel...the only reel i kept was an old beat up islander which was my very first centerpin reel and we have shared a lot of steels and browns and i have replaced it's bearing twice...in the past 9 years. I have sold most of my centerpins...

I didn't make it today. Went up to the upper Vedder to film some lure hunting in my dry suit.

I have fished mine pretty hard for over 2 years. Still works perfectly, in fact now that the rim is a bit worn, I find I get better control in wet cold weather.

I prefer the Luhr Jensen, but Okuma does have a really good reputation. I would highly recommend going to a tackle store and comparing both rods. Some stores will even let you cast the rods out in the parking lot.

All I can say is that I like the reel. The more I fish it, the more I like it. In my personal opinion, it works just as well as an Islander, and costs about 40% less. For a reel, it's always best to visit a local tackle store and put your paws on a few reels to see what you like.

I like the convergence too, but lately I've been fishing a lighter more sensitive rod by Luhr Jensen.

The setup really depends on what you're fishing for. Salmon and steelhead in a fast moving river have a lot of power. I'm not sure what you'd define as ridiculously heavy mainline. I run 20 pound monofilament and 12 to 15 pound leader, depending on water clarity. I prefer to bring fish in quickly so that they don't get completely exhausted if they are to be released. Certainly 15 pound main and 8 to 10 pound leader is plenty heavy in the slow parts of our river. In my view leaders for steelhead should max out around 3 feet and for salmon 18 to 24 inches, anything longer is basically a flossing setup.

I gave that reel away to a random Subscriber. I also don't have any of that tape on hand, but here is a link to the product on Amazon: www.amazon.ca/ADHES-Aluminum-Resistant-Insulation-Patching/dp/B0BBTMYZXX/ref=sr_1_4_sspa?crid=YS3HFLA2QBMI&keywords=foil+tape&qid=1676321083&sprefix=foil+%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-4-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzVUQ2QjdLQTFLNlpDJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDA4ODI0WkpRTzRFWlNHNlNVJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAzNTc5MDExMDlDOUpBUVBGUFRSJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

I fish the luhr jensen legacy 11 foot. It's my favorite rod, just perfect for coho and steelhead, handles springs too, but a bit light for them. I have broken two of them, they don't handle abuse very well, but I keep buying them because I think it's a great value for the money and I like the light weight feel.

Lots of people catch steelies on roe. The best roe to use is steelhead roe, but chum works. I have had the most luck with small pieces of shrimp or prawn.

I don't have any pictures, but all I did was use some of the silver metal tape that's sold for duct work. It looks like aluminum tape. That stuff is somewhat pricey (unless you have a buddy that does duct work) Not insane though $10 to 15 for a small roll. It sticks extremely well to metal. All I did is cut it carefully and glued it on the spool so that the gap between the spool and the housing was smaller than the diameter of the line.

For the clicker issue just bend the tension spring towards the outside of the drum so it hits the triangle click pawl lighter

Took me 2 minutes it's not the reel it's the spring that's what you don't get in cheaper reels is hardened springs just bend it back a bit and it will stay open for ya when you click it it's because the spring shoots the triangle into the star gear

Just take the spool off, apply tape neatly and trim off the excess with a razor blade. That aluminium tape is super sticky. One layer did the trick with my reel.

To some degree it's personal preference, but most people fish with their dominant hand holding the rod and the other hand doing the reeling in.

@@petrhermanadventures9509 thank you; by the way - was this around peach? i was out today near the train bridge and it was quiet

@@LoLoo-wg3wj Best not to name spots on the internet when you have a video of fish getting caught there, but you're not too far off. The video was taped about 10 days ago and the fishing has slowed down a lot since. I did catch a 20 lb chum yesterday, but let it go because it was surfing that edibility line.

If they send me a free one, I'd be more than happy to try and review, but my channel only makes about $100 per month, so not like I can just blow money on a reel for the sake of 1 video.

Most people use a center pin rod, but a spin casting rod works fairly well too. Center pins are at their best with rods 10 feet or longer.

@@petrhermanadventures9509 thanks Petr! Just started fishing the vedder this season and realized I'm ill equipped. What other types of fishing can a centerpin setup do?

@@MordDorr The CP is a very specialised tool for float fishing, it does not do anything else very well. You can float fish with a spinning reel no problem, as long as the rod is 10 feet or so. I did that for many years and got lots of fish. The reason you see the center pin guys catching a lot of fish is because most have many years on the river. It's not the gear, it's the experience.

I don't think they're low, there is another foot of rod behind the reel. Fly fishing reels are all the way back, but not CP.

@@petrhermanadventures9509 again, why are the reels so low on the handle?

A huge thanks to you. I appreciate your input and honest reviews. I'm going to go with the amazon reel mainly due to my lack of money right now. I'll for sure be putting that aluminum tape to use and lock tite for the screws.

I'm not sure about you, but I have many times LOL.

The clicker is not a drag system, it's just a way that keeps the reel from free spinning when not in use.

@@petrhermanadventures9509 I know. It seemed like you were fighting that fish with the clicker on that's why I was curious

@@ryf9129 lmfao yep

I've been watching Salmon fishing videos from all over the place and there are definitely a lot of differences regionally. Both is lingo and methods and even gear.

agreed