The following material came from a test conducted in the late summer 2000 in the Midwest. The man who initiated this test was Dennis Bryant; owner of Zap Custom Lures after his curiosity had been aroused after reading about LineDancer® on the Internet. 

 The first email by Mr. Bryant tells us who was going to test it. 

 "Getting the two sets is deeply appreciated (especially when I had two of my top Charter Captain clients here when they arrived). Needless to say that they are being evaluated this weekend out in Lake Erie. The two Captains that are trying your product out this weekend have been in the fishing-game for more than 20 years each. They have a total of 5 Walleye-charters booked for this Saturday & Sunday, with six new customers on each trip. Both said they should have equipment on board to try out all three sizes at the same time, and compare catch rates to the customers not using them. Thanks again for the samples, and I'll let you know what happens."

 A few weeks later we got the results of the testing (see below)

Walleye Charter/Walleye tournament angler-guide 1.5 liked it: .5 no?

1. Didn't like the hassle of resetting the line on the LineDancer with every cast. His clients did use it for his trips on 2 weekends (6 days) and did catch better numbers of fish than those not using it. He's now conveniently "totally forgotten to bring the (LineDancer) sample back"; and then; he asked when they'll be available locally, and where! 
[Darned liar! It had worked out well for him, and he just wanted more. But, that's not in the black & white on his report. Fishermen!]
2. Loved the results using it. REFUSES to EVER return the sample, and wants to buy more for the rest of his rod arsenal. Claimed a 4:1 catch ratio over a bare rod using the same lures in the same place.

Bass Guides/Tournament Angler 1:1

1. Carbon copy of the answer of #1 above. Claims to have lost too many fish trying to get used to fishing using it. Did like the action when used for spinnerbait. Returned the sample after 1 week. (See additional details on MY TEST below)
2. HE lost several fish at first, trying it out; but his clients that used it, caught more than twice the number of fish as the clients that didn't have it on their rod. Would like additional SMALLER units to fit his graphite rods better. Kept the sample as a 'down-payment' on his 'TESTING-FEE', and wanted every other small one I had in stock. (None) So now, he wants to buy more when I do get them in.

Weekend Bass-Tournament Anglers (Bass Club Anglers) 2:0

1 & 2. These two guys each ended up with the largest size (3/4") as a sample to try. Both had to bend the attaching arms to make them smaller so it fit their rods better. Both said that they'd lost fish at first; getting used to the rod-tip vibrations. Neither had a single 'bad word' to say about the LineDancer, and both raved about the lure action given to everything from spinnerbaits to 'Texas-rigged worms'. They both wanted to get smaller sized units to put on additional rods. [One club-tournament win, one second place finish, and 1 big bass between the two of them in separate club tournaments during one weekend at separate inland lakes]