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Powell rods for me. I have no reason to switch.

I own all Powell rods and I love them. BassClary did a nice job!! I'm going to order a Diesel next week just to see how they stack up to my Endurances and Maxs. To me Powell is quality, sensitive, lightweight and priced very well.

It's the flock trait that the general public has now a days. Take Toyota for instance no matter what they do or the what problems they have people are diehard defenders of them. I've owned a Toyota and still own a Shimano, the Toyota was nice but I feel it wasn't the best in its class. As far as Shimano, they make nice stuff (I own a Core 50,) but they also make products that are not the best in class. Fish the best that you can afford and what feels comfortable to you. It's a great time to be a consumer in the bass fishing hobby. There are some great quality buys at many different price points these days, not just Shimano.

4/0 most of the time. I'm now pretty much using Owner anymore.

T-Rigged Senko, Craw or Fat Ika worked slowly on the bottom may be your ticket. The summer can be tough at times, but patience on your presentations should pay off.

I would message DVT (Deleware Valley Tackle.) He's a very well respected member that maintains and repairs reels.

I agree with Dwight and Marty. Outside of my family, I have to want to fish with and enjoy being around the person. Without those 2 traits it what's the point of bringing the person with you.

RIP Homer and may his family find peace and closure quickly.

Lipless: Spro Aruku Shads, SK RES Squarebill: RC LC 1.5, KVD 1.5

Spend some time in our library, "Fishing Articles" at the top of the page. The first thing I would note is the the ""where" is far more important than the "what". Find the fish and almost anything will work even when your selection might not be "the best" for the situation. Generally, fish will either be focused on "bottom baits" or "moving baits". If you can find the fish, throw nothing but a Senko and a Redeye Shad and you will catch some bass! \ X2 ,Learn what structure and cover are. If you already know what they are, hammer both and you will find bass. I recommend Keeping it Simple. Senkos: Black/Blue flake for stained to dark water and Green Pumpkin for clear to slightly stained water RES: Sexy Shad/Bluegill for clear to slightly stained water and Chartruese for stained to muddy water

Swim Jig: Keitech Swing Impact, RT Craw, RT Space Monkey Football: RT Craw, RT Lobster, RT Space Monkey

I have that Powell Rod and Love it!! Light, Sensitive, Quality components. Couldn't ask for more out of that rod.

Just to clear the confusion regarding the buying guide. There will be NO opinions or reviews for any models in it. It's just pricing and specs. That way people can look, compare and price range what they want w/o any bias or influence. Besides once they narrow down what they want they can ask questions or search it out on the forum. Hope this clears up some confusion.

Don't get me wrong I love my Pro-Q'S too. I still believe in the $100 +/- market they're hard to beat. If I hadn't received the Core as a gift I probably wouldn't own one.

I'm taking notes, so continue with the input. Right now I'm using your suggestion RW for the spreadsheet and modifying it. As far as a set up guide or starters guide, I'm going to make one as a seperate pdf. It seems as though I'm getting a strong response for a beginners guide. Using our website I could put that together using a combination of BR articles. My question now is which do you guys prefer first, the beginnners guide or the buying guide? I have no problem creating both for our membership, but I can only do one at a time.