Product review…
STERLING NORTHOLT AERIAL ‘STERLING’
MATCH CENTREPIN REEL £299
Reviewed by Duncan Charman
Trial period – 3 months
Coming from an
engineering background I can spot quality craftsmanship instantly and
as soon as I lifted this centrepin from its box it oozed quality, in
fact it was literally dripping the stuff!
To the eye it’s
stunning, set in black and beautifully engraved and serial numbered
with superb nickel silver and stainless steel components. Built from
aerospace aluminium and hard anodised ensures an exceptional high
level of hardness and abrasion resistance, materials and processes
that create a product designed to last a lifetime, yet what else
would you expect from a product made in the UK!
Built to stringent
quality standards inherent of all Sterling products and the high tech
manufacturing used this traditionally crafted reel weighs in at a
balanced 275grams and has a diameter of 4.5” along with a spool
width of 0.56”.
Like all quality
products this centrepin did need to bed in and after a few sessions
turned effortlessly as I trotted a float downstream for shy biting
dace. I was also tempted to put the centrepin through its paces at a
local lake for big crucians, managing to take a couple on a difficult
day to a shade over three pounds and can’t wait to tempt a float
caught barbel using it and as for trotting a stick float for
grayling, well roll on the autumn.
All in all this
centrepin is exceptional, faultless, manufactured to the highest
quality and with attention to detail that’s unquestionable.
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