Ive been using a core 51 for the past few weeks and its pure bliss, but i know id be just as happy with a zonda 68 

I'm one of those too! Maybe we can get the other 7 members to chime in!

As far as those that have opinions on LMG all I can say is that I had the pleasure of meeting him in person and he was one of the nicest , well mannered people I have met in person on this forum and I will leave it at that.

 

It's Pfleuger Phreak, not Pfleuger freak. 

I'm one of those too! Maybe we can get the other 7 members to chime in!

As far as those that have opinions on LMG all I can say is that I had the pleasure of meeting him in person and he was one of the nicest , well mannered people I have met in person on this forum and I will leave it at that.

Yeah I never met him but I did like him he PM'd me some when I was in the hospital and when going threw the divorce also. He was a good guy and I found his pro shimano posts entertaining.

At first I found the LMG Shimano posts to be really annoying even though I fish with Shimano as well as ABU and others.  Then I "got it" and enjoyed the laughs and humor.

And out of that factorys door # 3 come many of the BPS reels...

Ain't that the truth!

I did a quick inventory of the casting reels I own in casting only. They broke down like this...

5 mid to high end shimanos

1 high end US Daiwa reel

2 high end JDM reels

2 lower end Lews reels

5 mid to high end BPS reels

1 high end Okuma reel

I am not really brand loyal as you can tell. If I had to pick a brand preference I would say Shimano and Daiwa would be my selections followed closely by Okuma.

Abu reels and abu rods for casting gear. pflueger reels and fenwick rods for finesse spinning stuff. and a few bps' utility reels for backup.

so hes gone? can we throw a bass resource party? I have noticed since the fire starter hasnt been around, its been a much more friendly forum.

Agreed. That dude was annoying to no end. Hopefully he had knee pads for all of his Shimano worshiping. Maybe IRL he's a good guy though.

Lets see... I've got 38 Shimano USDM, 18 Jdm. 21 Daiwa, 14 JDM.. 11 Abu Garcia. 12 Lews, 6 Ardent and a couple megabass. Oh, some pro qualifier baitcast, and some others like VanStaal thrown in there too.

Of those, 27 Shimano, both USDM and Jdm, 11 Daiwa, 1 Revo, 6 Lews, one Ardent, and one Megabass get any sort of regular use. Those are the sticks in the boat, or the ones I grab when I fish with someone else.

Of what is in constant use, it's 2 Daiwa, 13 Shimano, and 4 Lews.

Posse schmosse.

He discovered tackle tour is all........  Now he has a whole new crowd of JDM Daiwa owners to convert

He discovered tackle tour is all........ Now he has a whole new crowd of JDM Daiwa owners to convert

He is like visa, he's everywhere you want to be. I dont go there but he is on another site I frequent trying/converting the uninformed, spreading the gospel. Shimanoluyah! Maybe one day he may return but his name already lives on, his work here is done, the legacy sealed.

Shimano reels for me please:)

I think we're about done here.  Let's not be bashing guys.