CP reels in still water

[kleinboet]

Does anybody else fish still waters (or commercials) with a CP reel and rod set up?

I fished for many years with this method before these "new fangled" fixed spool reels were widely used. If you have a drum that you can remove from the shaft, you can hold the drum in one hand and cast like a fixed spool.

I find that the control of the fish is much better and there is a lot more "feel" in your set-up when playing fish!

[Dick Dastardly]

Yes I went through a stage of several years when I used a pin for all my float fishing.Didnt give me any advantages and in windy conditions actually hampered me when I needed to cast any distance,Also harder to cast long distances in tight swims.But as all of this fishing was purely for fun and a break from my specimen fishing it didnt matter!

 

Fishings about enjoyment so as long as its not having adverse affects on anyone or anything else then why not use tackle that you enjoy using?

[kleinboet]

Budgie - next time I see you, I'll show you how to cast with a CP! None of this "finger" business.

[Dick Dastardly]

Oh! Im far to much of a purist for all this taking the spool off lark mate!

[Chris Plumb]

I'll occasionaly use one of my pins when I'm margin fishing for crucians or tench - no obvious advatages other than more fun in the fight...

 

 

C.

[DavyR]

no obvious advatages other than more fun in the fight...

 

Plus everyone on the lake knows when you've hooked a good fish!

[BoldBear]

Like Chris, I'll also occasionaly use one of my pins on still water when I'm margin fishing for crucians or tench. or on a 2nd ledger rod using the clutch as a bite indicator. If I don't have my bite alarms with me.

 

But apart from pure enjoyment I can't see any real advantages on still waters.

Edited December 11, 2007 by BoldBear

[Anderoo]

No, I don't. You may as well use the reel that's designed for the job in my opinion! I can't see any advantage, but if you enjoy it then that's reason enough.

[rarepleasures]

Does anybody else fish still waters (or commercials) with a CP reel and rod set up?

 

I do occasionally.

 

I find that the control of the fish is much better and there is a lot more "feel" in your set-up when playing fish!

 

 

Thats what I found. I couldn't get the hand of back winding as easily on a fixed spool reel as on a CP, and I felt EVERY tug of the fish on the line.

[Guest tigger]

I'd prefer to use the pin for trotting and a fixed spool or closed faced for still water fishing.