I purchased a Stren feeder last year and am very pleased with it plus the price was right - it is very high quality and reliable - simple to set up - one other idea on the placement of a feeder - I built a wooden dock about 6 x 6 and placed two styrofoam blocks under it and anchored it out in the lake. I placed my feeder on it and it works great - a little of a hassle having to put feed sacks in a the boat and taking them out to fill it, but a shore feeder can be a problem with feed washing back to the bank and/or water levels going up and down forcing constant movement of the feeder.
