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Bob Hornegold · Jul 6, 2011

You were only allowed two centrepin Reels, one for legering and one for trotting what would you choose.

For me it's the C 815 Aerial for my Legering and it's a Hardy Conquest (original) for my trotting !!

Bob

Peter Jacobs · Jul 6, 2011

Difficult one this . . . . . . okay, for legering then my Aerial wide spool Match and for trotting my Fred Crouch Emerald Aerial.

Tough choice that put my Purists in the background.

chav professor · Jul 6, 2011

I'm getting a Ray walton rolling pin for my 40th ...... Any good? It would have to be one of mine!!!

quickcedo · Jul 6, 2011

I don't use floats often enough to have a favourite trotting reel but I love my Speedia wide drum deluxe for ledgering. Though saying that I have just got the Ikonix and I must say I like it alot. Infact if I had to choose it would be the Ikonix (far more practical on a muddy river bank).

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chav professor said:
I'm getting a Ray walton rolling pin for my 40th ...... Any good? It would have to be one of mine!!!

Chav, honestly I sold mine after only a season of use. Unless you use braided mainline, the line twist is not funny. On top of that for me the drum was too small. Don't get me wrong the build quallity is great and the concept superb, but in the real world it just didn't work for me.

steph mckenzie · Jul 6, 2011

Don't know, i've never used one.

Berty · Jul 6, 2011

The big wooden Nottingham my Dad used to have.........before i loaned it (without permision!) and dropped it in the Marlhole!!

It was 15ft deep with shear sides.......i dived down till my ears hurt but couldnt get to the bottom.......i was 12 or 13.

I was scared to go home........but hunger overcame my fear

barbelboi · Jul 6, 2011

Young's B J lightweight for trotting, for ledgering I'm not so fussy.

Sean Meeghan · Jul 6, 2011

My Match Aerial for trotting and my Mordex Major for ledgering. I've got a Grice and Young Gypsy d'Or which comes a close second on the ledgering front though.

S-Kippy · Jul 6, 2011

Grey's Bewick for trotting....Young's Purist for ledgering.

On the bench...Okuma Sheffield and a Bob James.

Alan Tyler · Jul 6, 2011

I'd have the Rapidex I bought with my paper round forty-odd years ago, and my Cortesi. I'd leger with whichever had the right line on for the job.

daniel Windmill · Jul 6, 2011

For Ledgering i have only tried my Okuma Sheffield so far but have a speedia to try when i get round to it.For trotting it's an Adcock Stanton everytime for me.
Dan

stuartpengs · Jul 6, 2011

Browning revolvers x2 enough said

bigchub · Jul 6, 2011

Richard Carter Merlin centrepin (wide spool) for legering but I'd also love one of those Browning Revolvers as well (after I've won the lottery!). Don't do much float fishing these days but dads John Wilson Heritage (narrow spool) looks perfect for light line float fishing. He hasn't used it since he brought it many years ago (production number 300) and has just loaded it up with 3lb for a roach bashing session next Saturday. I always said to him that a reel like that was made to be used and not just stuck on a shelf to be admired although he took a fair bit of convincing!!!

hugo curgudgeon · Jul 7, 2011

Speedia for ledgering and Rapidex 4 for trotting. Had them both for nearly 50 years. Poor old duffer!

Hugo

dezza · Jul 7, 2011

For both, it is a reel I will never own, irrespective as to how much money I might use to bribe or cajole.

A Chris Lythe!

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Bob Hornegold · Jul 7, 2011

Alan Roe said:
Browning revolvers x2 enough said

Indeed :w

Bob

Paul Boote · Jul 7, 2011

Desert Island Centrepins... My long-owned 4in.-dia., 7/8in.-wide, 1915 Allcock Aerial for trotting; Speedia Wide Drum De-Luxe for legering. As a back-up ... "could I have a narrow-drum Speedia for trotting....?".

Bob Hornegold · Jul 7, 2011

I know lots of us on here have lots of Pins and it's a difficult choice.

But for those who do not own pins or have never used Pins, this could be an interesting thread for you and one where the reading the thread would be far more useful that posting inane comments ?

Strong pins I feel are a must for legering, with good strong ratchets, to stop the line being pulled continually off the spool.

Yes I know you can hold the reel all the time, but on very cold winter days, I prefere to have my hand withing reach in my rod and reel, holding a hand warmer in my pocket !!

As for trotting I like a free running reel, with sort of drag which allows you to slow the reel down to the pace of the river.

Then of course you can fine tune the pull of the line with your thumb :wh

Bob

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Paul Boote said:
Desert Island Centrepins... My long-owned 4in.-dia., 7/8in.-wide, 1915 Allcock Aerial for trotting; Speedia Wide Drum De-Luxe for legering. As a back-up ... "could I have a narrow-drum Speedia for trotting....?".

Paul,

You can have whatever you like mate, nothing spins better than a Speedia, I prefere the ones with the drag control.

Bob

flightliner · Jul 7, 2011

For trotting my Adcock, for ledgering my other Adcock! Not trying to be funny here but thats it for me. Funnily enough tho I have just returned from the shops and bumped into my old tackle dealer friend who told me that he was considering what to do with his "collection" of reels-- he has numerous Mitchell matches circa 1970/80s that are still boxed and a half dozen match ariels, two are used models but the others are mint.
I offered to take an ariel off his hands at what I thought was a fair price,
All I got for a reply was a raised fist with the middle finger stuck up!-- Naughty!

jack sprat · Jul 7, 2011

The dealers at Romsey tackle fair usually ask £200 to £220 for a mint boxed Match Aerial but give me a Mitchell Match any time for trotting!

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