The Posse that is, the Shimano posse. How do i become a full fledged member?

find a genuine appreciation for their products for reasons that sets them apart from the rest, instead of just jumping on cause everyone else is. abu for life

Throw all your non-shimano products in the trash , replace them all with shimano products and send RW a cerified check for 100.00 and he will send you a certicate stating you are a bonafide member of "the posse".

HAHA i like Shimano Reels but idk. Id have trouble getting rid of my e21 and Abu Rods i think.

Buy some Cumara's and toss those the carrot stix... best decision I ever made.

Ill have a Cumara to try this coming spring im thinking.

"Contrary to popular belief, SHIMANO is not the answer to everything."

Quoted for emphasis. It's someone's sig, just dont remember who atm.

Throw all your non-shimano products in the trash , replace them all with shimano products and send RW a cerified check for 100.00 and he will send you a certicate stating you are a bonafide member of "the posse".

To respect the environment and assure proper recycling, please feel free to send those non-Shimano products to me or Grey Wolf and we'd be pleased to take care of them for you...

find a genuine appreciation for their products for reasons that sets them apart from the rest, instead of just jumping on cause everyone else is. abu for life

Wise statement indeed.

BTW - there are other, less formal "posse's." There are many here that are fans of the other brands. There's even a BPS posse...although that's mostly only me and K_Mac....... Membership is easy - own and appreciate at least one BPS product for it's features and value, AND stand up against the BPS bashers in at least 5 threads....

Why on earth would you want to go and do that?

I have some Shimano equipment I like a lot, also some Shimano equipment that I really don't care for. Of the Shimano gear that I do like I own other manufacturers gear that compete toe to toe with Shimano. No posse here, I'm willing to try anything.

Goose like Mark Twain, I generally don't want to be a part of any group that will have me as a member. You are correct that we of the BPS posse are a small but resolute group.

Shimano appears to be a little schizophrenic over the last few years in my humble opinion. They seem to be determined to see how quickly they can get through the alphabet... They make fine stuff and if Shimano posse membership makes you happy, ain't that what it is all about?

Edit: I was reminded by one of our more erudite members that it was Groucho Marx who didn't want to be a member of any group that would have him. He also is purported to have said, "quote me as saying I was mis-quoted" so I don't guess he would mind.

"Contrary to popular belief, SHIMANO is not the answer to everything."

Quoted for emphasis. It's someone's sig, just dont remember who atm.

Wow, I'm like famous or something.

The Posse pitches a broad tent. You're a member if you want to be.

We even have a theme song:

The Sheriff

HAHA i like Shimano Reels but idk. Id have trouble getting rid of my e21 and Abu Rods i think.

It's more of a reel thing.

Hell, $75 for a Curado E..

Why not