I love the centerpin for float fishing . It's makes it worth it when you finally land one . Im just figuring out how to bottom bounce with it . But I use the fly rod for bottom boucing . I see u made it up last week . Fishing is hard from shore with the high water . We go out in the boat when the waters high . I know an Awsome guide. It gets kind of expensive with all the gas , to just get up there but you only live once .