Hey, every time I see your screen name, I think of w hore310. (Just a little humor, not to offend, kinda makes me laugh)

Anyhow, to respond to the original posters question:
I've been where they used line bidding, and I didn't like it so much. It always seemed as though I could NEVER find a line I wanted with exactly the needs I had, time off, good trips, etc.

Now, with PBS, granted it might take you a few months to get used to it and you might screw yourself a few months, but after a couple months, you kinda figure out what you did wrong and the lightbulb kind of clicks on 'how to screw PBS' and you start getting better skeds. Took me awhile, but I help people with bids when bid times comes and they're always saying "thanks".

Now that I'm in the top 35% in base, I get pretty much everything I want. I'd say about 95%, for months now I've gotten ALL I wanted. I tailor a bid accordingly, award days off I need, MIN SKED, avoid certain layovers I just CANT stand, etc....then 2 or 3 lines worth of trips I'd like to have, then generic crap like AWD DAYTRIPS 4 (then 3, then 2) if AVG DAILY CREDIT =>7 hrs, then a line same, 6.5 hrs., 6 hrs. etc.

My bid is usually somewhere between 20-30 lines long counting all the awds/avoids/trips/generic crap. It USUALLY stops around line 8-10, which is RIGHT where the lines of trips I want start.

It is great once you work the system and know how to use it. Much better (to me) than line-for-line bidding, but I think alot has to do with how YOUR company is going to set up the PBS system, that's the key.