Hopefully a new Tidemaster/Avid Inshore... Have you fished with the current avid inshore rods? Those rods are absolutely beautiful in person, pictures don't do them justice. That blank color just does it for me. I've been contemplating getting one for years due to them being so sexy. I just wonder ...

Thanks. I tried it again and got it opened.

I tried to remove the handle side side plate to access the vbs break system on my shimano calcutta 300D and wasn't able to. I removed the 3 flat head screws on the side plate as the manual describes and tried to force it open but had no luck. May somebody reassure me that it should be removable afte...