I am a big GLoomis fan - I must have 15 of them and I have a dilema. My b-day is next week and I have some mad money and I kind of think I need a new Loomy casting rod. I already know about what I want in that I broke a St Croix 6'6" MH this spring and that is what I am looking to replace. I already have a MBR783 which is great but I was looking at either their spinnerbait series (SBR) or the bronzeback series (SMR). In both cases I am looking at either a 2 or 3 power rod. The bummer of the situation for me is now that Bullfrog creek is gone there are no dealers in the Louisville area and with that I can't hold any of these rods prior to comitting. On paper I don't think there is a great difference in these rods but I was wondering if anyone had any "hands on" experience to share. One of my prime intents for this rod would be fishing 1/2 oz or larger spinners at night and also for swimming big tubes. Have any of you guys had a similar situation?

kc