Greys berwick rod and youngs reel....stillwater uses?

Hi all,

I've obtained a Greys Berwick rod and a lovely Youngs Purist reel off a mate for a song as he's off abroad!

I know that on the Greys website
it says this is a 'running water' rod
would it also be useful as a light
stillwater float rod? I was thinking
maybe crucian carp, rudd etc.

Also does anyone use centerpins
on stillwater? i know these reels are mainly for trotting and seems perfect for a little pond or lake

These probably seem daft questions
but would appreciate peoples views.

Cheers,
Matt.

..a very fair weather angler!

if its close in crucian fishing then i'd recommend a medium sized wire stemmed pole
float with a diamond or oval shaped body and use a simple side cast it outhere ,you
want the bait at dead depth or just about resting on bottom.or you could use a small waggler set up,it mainly depends on how you
intend to cast.either a side cast or try a
loop cast (like Jw uses).if your after fish over 3lb then maybe The Lift Method is
a better option.(you might want to take a look at my site for details)

steve

( http://www.angelfire.com/sd2/chavender )

Thanks for that Steve,

So i assume the centerpin and that particular rod is ok for
stillwaters then?

Good site by the way!

Cheers,
matt.

Can't speak for the rod,but most of my formative fishing years were spent using a centre pin on still waters,learnt a lot.
Must start using one again.