Thanks for the replies. I would like to add 1-2 more big girls to my collection for breeding. I really can't afford to get into hets or codoms at the moment; and I am pretty much done producing pastels. I am keeping my male pastel for future bees and maybe more combos later on down the road if I get a pinner. I put alot of time into him to get him big and I think that breeding last year might have set him back in the growth department, so he gets this year off.. and I really do not need anymore pastels other than my holdback female '07. I definately plan on keeping a female spider this year; out of 3 females with my male, I sure hope I get at least one!
I might go off the wall and trade for something completely new and different though, like a Blood or a JCP.. I really did not want to keep the babies over the winter, but then again was not going to just give them away, you know?
As far as the pastels go; the males are nothing to scream about. My holdback female, and the male that I sold to Ladydragon, are the real screamers of the clutches. The female Pas I am trading is nice too but she adds clout to the trade.. I am still debating on keeping her if he does not have much to offer, but we'll see.