So its Hot as heck right now and the yard needs to be mowed and the fishing its not that great! Your ready for the fall fish to show and the leaves to change. You have new rain gear,that needs to be used and your ready for the cold front to hit. Then it dawns on you, where should i go and what should i fish for.

Ok here is the secret Center-pin Fishing! Not Mooching, were talking casting, not spinning reels, you know the reels were talking about that have no drags,they look like they should be rims on a Basketball players new ride. Center-Pin fishing on Center-Pin rods!

I guess thats where i come in, last Fall i was lucky enough to have been invited on the quest for a 30 inch Rainbow on the upper Kenai River!

Mike Mc Govney, Keith Graham and Jake Zurkol! Mike and Keith own and operate Worldwide Angler in Anchorage Alaska, and Jake Guides all over the place, they also have more pictures of legit 30,31,32,33 and 34 inch Rainbows than any 3 people on earth! There great guys that love to fish and they do it every chance they can.

We were all there to film a new DVD release called Center-pin Secrets, put out by STS magazine and Amato publications to explain the fundamentals of casting,hooking and fighting fish on these rods!

Ok so G.Loomis has a new series of Steelhead rods, while building these new weapons of mass destruction, it was brought to our attention that we should build some center-Pin rods in GLX with re-coil guides. Thats like having a 25 foot sled made from Gold, with bucket leather seats.

So here is the starting line up, from the crew at G.Loomis!

All of these rods are available to purchase through G.Loomis tackle and Fly shops, not all G.Loomis shops carry them but they do have access to them!

So for starters all you need is a rod and reel, there are 2 that come to mind. Islander and Ross flow reels, they both are great and seem to spin effortlessly, with little start up, They both provide maximum casting distance. The rod choice is up to you, if your that hike through the woods and fish tight covered stuff person, than i would pick the 11'3 smaller casts and smaller water. If your out for the one rod do everything stick i would pick the 13' 8-12 i fished that rod a lot in Alaska and have come to appreciate the power it has to land big fish, fresh from the ocean, in big streams that are not deep so the fish have no where to go but away!

The object is to present the bait with as little effort as needed and execute the most longest drag free float you can!

You see the whole thing behind this style of fishing, is that there is very little drag of the reel so this allows the bait or float to move smooth and free of hang up for as long as drift as possible.It takes a little getting use to and you'll play around with the right amount of weight and the right size float, but other than that it is simple to see why people do it, not to mention the fight is out of this world. Its a lot like using a fly rod, great action, 1-1 retrieve and no drag, you have to use your other hand, or palm!

Center-pin fishing became big in Europe and made its way to BC, Michigan and New York, and it has clearly landed above BC and Below. Give it a try, you might walk away with some good ideas you can apply towards your current practice.

The Video is out and available at tackle shops along with the rods, check out a G.Loomis pro-shop near you and see what the fuss is about, you can also check out the 30-inch rainbow we landed in the video along with some awesome steelhead fishing somewhere up north on a small stream?

Cheers, Mike Perusse