Fishing author John Bailey invites Country Channel TV to join him on the Hampshire Avon as he puts Hardy’s new course equipment through its paces. View the full 20 min video for free at: www.countrychannel.tv
Fishing author John Bailey invites Country Channel TV to join him on the Hampshire Avon as he puts Hardy’s new course equipment through its paces. View the full 20 min video for free at: www.countrychannel.tv

John Bailey…great angler…superb video ,thanks for posting
Loving the centerpin fishing!
POOR REP FOR CENTERPIN FISHING. ITS A PLACE THAT COULD BE FISHED MORE APPROPRAITELY WITH A SPINING REEL. nEED MORE CURRENT LONGER DRIFTS AND HARD TO GET TO HOLES TO SEE THE TRUE USE FOR A CENTERPIN REEL. i USE MINE FROM FLORIDA TO CANADA… SALT AND FRESH. i ALWAYS HOOK FISH i WOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN OTHERWISE. LONG DRIFTS AND THE NO DRAG FIGHT CAN ONLY BE LIVED WITH A CENTERPIN. MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO TRY THIS OUT… AND IT HAS A LOT MORE USES THAN JUST STEELHEAD. i FLOAT SHRIMP UP UNDER MANGROVES ON A LOCAL TIDLE CREEK FOR REDS ANS SNOOK. AND RUN SHINERS/JIGS/GRUBS AND EVEN RUBBER WORMS UP UNDER WEEDLINES FOR LARGEMOUTH ON MY LOCAL STREAMS AND RIVERS. i AM ALWAYS GAWKED AT BY THE LOCALS AND SOMETIMES EVEN MADE FUN OF. tHEY SEE ME AND THINK IM TRYING TO CAST A FLY REAL WITH MONO, ON A SPIN ROAD, WITH A FLOAT… SINKERS UNDER IT AND A BIG RUBBER WORM ON THE END. i TO WOULD HAVE LAUGHED AT MYSELF A FEW YEARS BACK BUT I KNOW I GET TWICE THE STRIKES i WOULD NOMALY ACHIVE, AND HAVE A FAR BETTER FIGHT. iVE HAD 10+LB BASS, 30LB SNOOK, 10+LB REDS, A 4 LB CRAPPIE AND NUMEROUS STEELHEAD AND BROWNS.i BOUGHT IT FOR GREAT LAKES FISHING BUIT FIND IT FAR BETTER SUITED FOR MY LOCAL FISHING IN FLORIDA. aNYONE WHO THINKS THEY ARE BETTER OFF WITH A SPIN REEL IS JUST LEAVING MORE FISH FOR ME.