hey Ken, the core51 with a daiko 6'6" heavy which i use the most. i do alot of heavy weed pitching and senko, i found this setup is light enough for long day fishing, and yet powerful enough to pull a 5lb bass from heavy cover without too much of a trauma :) steez combo is a very good setup too, but beocz of the price on that thing, i tried not to bring it on the boat too much.
i like daiwa more i guess, they have some really fancy one, like the megabass. hopefully i can get one this year. and i also want to get my hands on the new spr from daiwa.