Excuse my ignorance (once again), but... I thought this thread began with Dave inquiring about centre pin specifics and his intention of doing the pin thing, regardless of his past mastering of other selected angling methods.

We here are all aware of the virtues and vesatility of conventional gear, along with the pro's and con's involved in using such while float fishing.

So, since this now seems to be going slightly off topic and is leaning in the direction of a "conventional gear works just as well or better when float fishing" thread... I'd like to jump on the bandwagon and add Chevy and Clackacraft to the do not deviate from list.

(On a sidenote, the word braid is typically used in describing a short term woman's hair style, usually without the inclusion of fishing reel in it's description...)