I have been able to fish with the new B & M Pow-R-Troller 3 times now. They are great for pushing cranks, and power trolling with heavy weights. I think they would be great for pulling cranks, they are just not offered in shorter lengths right now.

My feelings right now is that I will still use my BGJP's in the spring when fishing 1/2 oz or less weight. I have no experience with them with 1/4 to 1/2 oz weight at this time, they maybe ok, but right now I think they will be a little stiff for what I want when fishing in winter and spring when the bite is sometimes difficult to detect. I have B n M BGJPs, Capps & Colemans, PST's and I'm waiting on the new Pow-R-Trollers. I have also owned SCRs. I do not have experience with other companies rods besides the ones mentioned, so I will not offer opinions on them.

If you are looking at just one rod to fish year around, early spring, power troll, pull cranks and plan on B n M's, I would go with PST's. The Pow-R-Trollers feel a little stiff to be an all around rod, I may change my opinion after I get to try them more. This is just my opinion, there are lots of great options available. I just started out with B n M and like that they support our sport and do things to involve youth in the sport, so I have not had a reason to change brands.