I'm the same as you, I used John's prototypes on 3 different occasions and I was sold on them. I had planned to sell the PST's that I power troll with, I have 2 folks that want them but I'm about to back out on selling them. I think I have a problem and need counseling! Haha! I have more fishing equipment that I can use now.
Maybe crappie.com can start a help group. Lol! They may already have one called the classifieds. The only problem with the classifieds is I look to see what's for sale and I don't sell anything. You never know when you may need the stuff again.