I've been collecting seeds for close to 15yrs. Making small batches last 5yrs or so. Depends on preference and what particular person is looking for but here are few of my favorite breeders of todays market. No particular order really, just breeders I'd recommend depending on what person is looking for.
1) Dying Breed / 3rd Gen (Im relatively new to their genes but I've had tremendous results, maybe some luck. Higher than average price tag but unique profiles, solid resistance and stability)
2) Bodhi ( I can't say enough about Bodhi and while some may not appreciate the kind of off brand F1 catalog there is something for everyone in his work)
3) Karma - Dynasty - OG Raskal - Exotic - Archive - Gage Green(I hesitate to put Top Dawg down I've personally had issues but older gear was top notch for me. All these guys are solid.
4) Thug Pug - Seedjunky
Fem seeds
1) Cannarado (I may be a bit biased as again I've had great luck and results, not all the time but overall. Along with fact big homie shared from the get go many years ago)
2) Ethos - In House (Check the results, pics etc. These guys are putting out some heat, slight edge to In House for me personally but I've only run 3pks from ETHOS thus far)
3) Relentless (Recently provided me with some of best phenos I've had in awhile. Check out the Cherry Cookie reversals and The White to an extent tho they are typically dominated by the female)
4) CSI Humboldt(Highly underrated IMO)
5) Mamiko - HSO - Oni or now just HarryPalms doing his own thing
Others I just have to list cause too many good plants have come from them.
Pacific NW Roots (I haven't run newer PHOG, Platinum lines but again earlier stuff was great)
Sin City (This one may just be me but the earlier Blue Power, Tangerine Power, Sin Mints impressed the hell out of me)
Snowhigh (If its landrace genes your looking for I prefer this old homie that has some of the best parental stock that I know of. Best I had was Black Maui and a phenol from Panty Dropper)
Capulator (Dude has some fire at his finger tips)
Madd Farmer (If its older original purples your after snag a pack or two; DJ Short not a bad option either just different lines from his original work)
Mephisto (I was never an auto person, still not but few pks I tried from Daz were leaps and bounds ahead of last pks I'd ran years ago)
Lesser known but worth mentioning IMO:
Midwest Best
Uprising (one of the best guys I've met online who has an expansive genetic stash and many elite cuts)
GreySkull (Fuck all I can say is I got to try his Fire Pie few years back and its one of my top 5 fave ever. I've only ran 1 cross of CP x Fire Pie and lost my keeper sadly. I want that FirePie badly!
Rebel Grown (This guy breeds right over the hill from me so his genetics are perfectly acclimated for myself and I've never once had a hermie, Diesels, Cookies...never. Says something IMO
Honest Genetics (One of my faves came from him, Scarlett Johansson pheno and I tried my hardest to get some Blue Hurricane beans just cause of how visually impressive they looked)
PPL Under Stairs (4DD crosses look great, I really liked phenos from GMO x 4DD)
Smellboat Seeds ( Good friend from online, Rainbow SSOG and crosses are unique in many ways and super flame. MendoB x Rainbow and Sherb x Rainbow just killed)
Ok I listed about 20 more than I anticipated and I'm sure I forgot a couple I should've mentioned, Swamp Boys, Thunderfudge, Hammerhead...yeah I've put many hundreds of hours into pheno hunting and countless more just growing as much as I could handle. Again these aren't in any ranked order more just what came to my head first which is kind of "what ya done for me lately" type thinking. Almost any decent strain when grown great or close to perfect will impress in some aspects. If its decent from seed run it twice more to get 100% opinion, assuming you have the time and space. I had to have missed out on some great pot due to not running them 3rd or even from clone just cause I wanted to pop more new shit. Not my thread but I'd like to hear what others opinions are these days. Seen many of these over the years but not sure I've posted in a thread for few years. Enjoy the upcoming season people.
Peace, Red