Centre pin reels are single action casting reels of the same basic design as
fly reels. The chief difference is a clutch system is included to disengage
the spool from the drag system to allow casting with weight and to allow
free spoling of line towards the end of the drift. Casting with a centre pin
requires a smooth underhanded sweep of the arms and most often release of
the spool just an instant before the cast is executed.

All of the centre pin reels I am familiar with are what flyfishermen
consider "large arbour" designs. Some like the large Hardy Silex have also
been used as fly reels on double handed rods.

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"Sully" wrote in message
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I have to ask a realllly basic question. Just what is meant by a "center
pin fly reel"?
Sully