Well Beek I guess everybody is entitled to their own opinion. I know that even after fishing a centerpin for 20 years and a baitcaster for 70 years I can still cast further with my
baitcaster, unless of course I do what the English do and strip cast from the centerpin. I have two custom built new centerpins and neither of them will give me more than 100 foot casts. Not that I need to cast that distance indeed I`m better off fishwise if I keep casting distance down to about 75 feet.
As far as feed from a pin vs a baitcaster,a lot depends on how you adjust your baitcaster. I suggest you make this trial. Set up your baitcaster on your rod with only a 1/2"dink float and a swivel, no added weight allowed, Simply hold the float in the air and put the reel in freespool . The weight of the float should pull line steadily from the reel at a rate of about 10 feet per second. If it doesent your reel is adjusted too tight for good casting or floating.
Try the same with your pin I doubt that it will feed any line at all unless you fake it by starting the spool. If you reel does feed let me know what you are fishing. I dont know a single maker who produces a reel that will do this.
but I`m always ready to learn.