I don't wish to contradict anyone else's review BUT in my opinion, do not go near the Shadowlanda pin. I bought one unseen off the net thinking to use it occasionally or for winding line on and off other reels. When I opened the box I was astonished at the crap quality, I mean really bad, I was lucky and got a full refund. If a carp or god forbid a barbel so much as smiled at it, it would c*** itself and fall to bits! It wobbles like crazy, it appears to be made of alloy but I'm not sure, it could be cardboard, the finish on it is like a medieval disease, it left me asking, why? Why would anyone bother to manufacture this?
Perhaps as a child I would have been thrilled with it for xmas but now, the total lack of any sense of quality would leave most adults flummoxed.
A good starter would be the Marco Cortesi pin for £30.00 from 'Dragon Carp'.