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    ah, just realized I can in column mode press I to enter insert mode, then <C-$>" to paste from register.
    – athos
    Commented May 9 at 9:19
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    Feel free to post your own answer and accept it (you'll have to wait two days) such that the question doesn't stay open :-) Commented May 9 at 10:15
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    It's visual-block mode, not "column mode", and <C-$> is not a Vim command. To use a register in insert mode, you would use <C-r>.
    – romainl
    Commented May 9 at 10:40