Mooching rod setup?

I was thinking about putting together a mooching rod setup, with a Shimano 4000 GT mooching reel and a Shimano Convergence 12-20lb rod, that I got for a smoking deal on.  I was thinking of using this setup for doing some trolling as well as mooching.  Does anyone have any experience using these large center pin reels for trolling?  It seems to me like this might be a good setup  for salt because of the simplicity of the reel and the ease of cleaning if it does take a swim in the salt. 

I call them "Canadian Reels"    The reason being that the farther north of our border you go, the more and more popular they are.  A friend uses them exclusively on his PB and asked me to work on one.   I was surprised how complex they actually are once you get them apart.

http://fish.shimano.com/media/fishing/SAC/techdocs/en/Conventional/10MCR4000GTPA_v1_m56577569830700379.pdf

He uses them when trolling.    Any time I had to grab one when a fish hit,  it felt awkward since I am so used to conventional reels.   Granted he says the same when ever using my conventional gear. 
 They are very robustly built and can take a beating.   Their drag seems a bit weak with the spool being so large but you can easily add drag by palming them almost like a fly reel. 

http://fish.shimano.com/media/fishing/SAC/techdocs/en/Conventional/03MCR_4000gtp_v1_m565775698305
 

The link doesn't seem to be working. 

I have that exact setup and love it.  As Craig says, these style of rods are popular north of the border for both mooching and trolling.

-Allen

Sorry about that, link above repaired .... I think

That's a nice setup for mooching. I have that rod and it's nice but wanted more backbone. I believe there's a heavier version available. The Moocher reels are pretty solid and no issues after a few years of salt use. If you're using 20-30# mono the 2000 is a good size.

Trolling is a different story with this kind of rig. It's tough since those rods have a lot of bend and we're low to the water. While I'm totally down with the simple approach I think trolling w/ a BC setup on the yak ends up being more complicated.