Your Opinions??

scrap the aventa and get the sheffield... you won't be sorry.  Regardless of what you do, don't buy it from an outfitter like gander mountain... fishusa it baby.  The aventa is poorly machined.

What about the Berwick Fishusa has a great deal on them right now.

I have a Bewick, and one thing to remember is that it runs on a bushing not bearings. Bushing reels take a fair amount of time to break in, but once they are they are as nice if not sometimes better as pins with bearings. One plus side of a bushing model is there are no bearings to ever replace (obviously) or get sand/grit in. On a far less important note, bushing models are more traditional. The Bewick though, is not a traditional design. I have a lot reels that run on bushings and some that run on bearings and actually lean towards the bushing models as my perfered design. But it seems(in the states anyway) a lot of models have bearings.
 
If you do consider getting the Bewick remember that it is incredibly light weight. This is not always a good thing depending on rod selection. It is also a good bit smaller than a lot of pins out there. Smaller reel diameter means you gotta try to reel that much faster when a fish makes a quick run back at you. Mine only see's action for stockies and small carp.
 
Although I enjoy using my Bewick, one last thing to consider are the handles. This might seem trivial but IMO they are too small, uncomfortable, and cheaply made. Before I even fished mine I had longer ones machined from brass and with the little bit of extra weight actually made the reel start up much better, and I think the cut back the amount of break-in time.

I wish I had enough for a mykiss or milner but I'm laid off

There are some decent deals out there if your lucky enough to find them. I got a okuma sheffield reel with a cortland endurance rod for $125 and both were in like new condition. Reel was filled with backing and siglon f and i even got the rest of the spool of line.

I also saw a nice sheffield go for $108 on ebay about a month ago.

Jimhalupka why dont you sell him your sheffield that you want to get rid of?

I dont think you should start pinning at all.

Clev I heard when you hit the punching bag you kick some serious ****.

Is the pin legal for the one fly???

From what Ive read anything is legal as long as the bait is a fly. 

Dont ask over there you'll take a beating from those guys

It's up to the judges discression, from what i can gather by reading the rules,Pinner took a beating when he asked about using the pin earlier.If you can use a spinning rod the pin should be fair game.Most of the fly guys use floats,sorry"strike indicators".Just go and fish and irritate them.There is going to be a CP  get togethor Nov. 14 th, on the salmon river,will be a good time.Sign up on Salmon Crazy.

I really don't have anything against Pinners, I just wondered if they considered that setup legal at the one fly.  Since there are some people I know who pin who are going to be at the one fly, that's what I asked it here.....so I take your thanks for me stating the obvious Carphead, you are a bright individual yourself.

If you need to drift your pin in front of me, ill just move down or watch you fight your fish you catch while irritating me and continue casting..

It's okay I still accept your thanks....

My friends pin wherever, and saw it the first time in BC years ago before it ever got remotely popular here.  It works....But I'd take one fish with an aggressive swing over 30 float dunkers any day, but hey that's just me.  I'm not an elitist and will fish with anyone if they have a wal-mart setup or are getting pimped by Whorvis, a 14 foot pin on a 15 foot creek or Ugly Stick Ultra lite....Richard Craniums come in all shapes and sizes.

As far as a head scratching, The only time I scratch my head is when I see someone pinning in Erie, but hey, you gotta do what u gotta do to catch fish right? 

To each his own.  Have fun.

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I think it would be pretty darn hard to argue the fact that pinning would be the MOST effective method of catching them.  Effective meaning numbers of fish which is exactly why I spend time there.

maybe.  i can think of a lot of conditions where a fly rod is better than a pin.