Like our current bassmaster champ has, i last year had"bass elbow"[tendonitis] to the extreme.It ruined one year of fishing for me.I'm 95% better now and am looking forward to our canadian bass season so i can fish again.I'm going to do a lot more side arm casts as opposed to pitching[my fave] all the time since that is what aggrevated it in the first place.I'll also wear my tendoitis elbow band even if my elbow feels fine, as instructed by doc.If anyone has ever suffered from this, any tips would be appreciated since i don't want to have this problem re-occur.BASS ELBOW SUCKS !!!