Ray Roberts
Well-known member
J W Young Super Lightweight Centrepin Reel | Angling Direct
I was looking to buy new one of these to match with an Acolyte Plus or Drennan Floatmaster rod. Before I parted with my hard earned. I saw one for sale on a centrepin website. It was going for a fraction of the new price and was advertised as without; box, bag or papers. When it arrived it was absolutely mint. I am writing a review on the reel as the reel is still a current Young’s model.
My reel didn’t seem to spin for quite as long as I thought it should. Rather than lubricate the bearings which are the shielded type I thought I would upgrade them to abec7 bearings which are of a higher tolerance than standard. This improved the free spinning time by 30%, so proved a worthwhile effort. Free spinning time in itself means very little but it does show if you have made an improvement.
I have and have had a fair few centrepins and why they put the check lever anywhere but on the front edge of the backplate is anybody’s guess. Anyway the lightweight’s is where it should be. I have a Sheffield and although it’s a nice reel I don’t like fumbling on the blind side to engage or disengage the ratchet. The reels lightness is achieved by slotting both the spool and backplate. Something else I prefer is one piece spools as they don’t kink the line into a series of flats. The line comes off the Lightweights drum impeccably. Wallis casting is also made easier due to the low weight of the drum and the reduced flywheel effect. I have given it a few outings and I am delighted with it. I think centrepins are generally overpriced and I struck lucky with mine but if I hadn’t then I would have had to pay full price which I would have done. I am delighted with it.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I was looking to buy new one of these to match with an Acolyte Plus or Drennan Floatmaster rod. Before I parted with my hard earned. I saw one for sale on a centrepin website. It was going for a fraction of the new price and was advertised as without; box, bag or papers. When it arrived it was absolutely mint. I am writing a review on the reel as the reel is still a current Young’s model.
My reel didn’t seem to spin for quite as long as I thought it should. Rather than lubricate the bearings which are the shielded type I thought I would upgrade them to abec7 bearings which are of a higher tolerance than standard. This improved the free spinning time by 30%, so proved a worthwhile effort. Free spinning time in itself means very little but it does show if you have made an improvement.
I have and have had a fair few centrepins and why they put the check lever anywhere but on the front edge of the backplate is anybody’s guess. Anyway the lightweight’s is where it should be. I have a Sheffield and although it’s a nice reel I don’t like fumbling on the blind side to engage or disengage the ratchet. The reels lightness is achieved by slotting both the spool and backplate. Something else I prefer is one piece spools as they don’t kink the line into a series of flats. The line comes off the Lightweights drum impeccably. Wallis casting is also made easier due to the low weight of the drum and the reduced flywheel effect. I have given it a few outings and I am delighted with it. I think centrepins are generally overpriced and I struck lucky with mine but if I hadn’t then I would have had to pay full price which I would have done. I am delighted with it.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
