I'm new to this board and have not fished for bass in the last ten years. :-[ When I moved up to north Florida I switched over to fishing the flats in the Gulf for Reds. I am now getting back into bass so I've come to my sense's. 8-)
I used to use Shimano's and Ambassadeurs but I just bought a Pflueger Trion and used it on Crooked Lake last week and it did a great job. It felt so good I just ordered 2 more. I guess I should say all of my bass gear is 1992 models and older. :-[