I've been fishing for salmon with knuckle busters for years, fly fishing for steelhead, so I figured I might as well have a center pin float rod. I had never even held one in my hand when I decided to build one. I got a 12' Rainshadow 10-20# blank and built it about like I remembered seeing from one trip to the Vedder. Put an Okuma center pin reel on it and went to the river. I think I looked like Charlie Brown trying to figure out that reel. It takes some getting used to. Luckily there was only one other angler in sight and he was too far away to see my ineptness. I fished for about 3 hours with 2 steelhead landed. I let one go and this is the one I kept.