Likes: I have been fine with the Bounty Hunter Pearl on all the medium and long patterns I have tried it on. On Route 66 (45 ft) I found a good line going straight up 12. On the Kegel medium length patterns the best lines on fresh shots started somewhere around 15 at the arrows with breakpoints somewhere between 7 and 12. On THS I have been better off increasing the angle by moving in to between 22 and 17 at the arrows.
Dislikes: This ball does not work well for me on shorter, lower volume patterns.
General: The Bounty Hunter Pearl reads the midlane well and has a strong, continuous reaction in the backend. It needs oil in the heads and in the midlane to perform well. I have tried different surface changes and found that the factory settings (2000 polished) works best for me.
This is the first ball I try when I face a fresh medium length shot. I like it and would recommend it to others.