Just like to say that a thread like this is one of the reasons I still use and support NESA.
Person posts opinion, others agree with him, arguments are put up to counter, the Mod tells it as it is (in tecky speak), the person fails to respond and we all get on again. On some web sites we'd be manning the barricades.
Personally, being a Cullercoats lad, I've only been in Terry's shop close to the NvS Challenge match. He's given me loads of advice, I've caught nowt so he's true to the cause lol. He's also the most knowlegeable angler I know from his neck of the woods and someone I would trust with repairing my gear (and such trust does not come easily).