Yeah...I find some guys on the river to be quite rude.
Example: I hit a creek this past Sunday and fished a nice deep pool. After a couple drifts, nothing much was happening. Some other angler walks up 10-20 feet from me and starts drifting the same hole. He gets a hit and sets the hook too hard I guess and snaps his leader. He starts cussing and groaning
. He then gets a call from a friend who he tried to contact earlier cause this angler wanted people to back him up when a fight ensued earlier at this creek. He started to describe what the guy looked like, friends he was with, car he got into, etc. All because they're fighting to fish the same pool or maybe they tangled lines....who knows. Geez...just walk to the next pool...
While he's chatting away on the phone and retying his rig, I get a solid hit and manage a small very chrome hen about 2-3 lbs. I was up on some rocks so I couldn't land the fish where I was... I had to walk down to the bank where this angered angler was. I was literally rubbing shoulders with this a-hole trying to safely land the fish and get it back in the water, and this punk doesn't even move an inch and just gives me this look like I stole his fish. All he had to do was step aside for two seconds while he was retying and I would've been out of his way.
Still pisses me off thinking about it. 8) It's not like he owned the pool... he came AFTER I was there!
This incident aside, I find most other float fishermen out there to be quite nice and will politely ask how the bite is, etc.
I can't even put a disadvantage on the pin...Probably learning how to cast with it is the biggest challenge. But it's easy to pick up and is quite fun too :mrgreen:
Advantages? The free spool that lets out line with the current. You want your presentation to flow downstream with the current as naturally as possible. All you have to do is let the spool spin freely and line will automatically pay out and your drift can be as long as you want :lol:
With a spinning reel, you have to open and close the bail to keep letting out line manually. If the process is not smooth, the drift may be very jerky and not smooth/natural looking.
Also, I believe most of the affordable pins don't have a drag system... Your hand pressure essentially is the drag. I had to get used to this as I was over gripping the spool and lost my 4 first fish I had on
It's pretty much one on one with the fish. I find you enjoy the fight a LOT more.
With this said, it's not like people can't catch fish with a spinning setup. I would say every time I'm out there. It's about 75% pinners and 25% spinning. A spinning setup can do just as well...but it's just not as effective as a pin.
Hope this helps...and I hope this gets you thinking about doing some river fishing. I'm really glad I got into this because it extends my fishing year-round now.
Also, the fight from a fresh chrome steelhead is something every angler should experience. Puts other species to shame haha.
