I use pinnacles for trollin and have had very good look with them... Catch way more fish than a high $ wally Marshall troll Tec but maybe thts jus bc they r more flexible and I could see the lightest of bites on the pinnacles... They are heavy and I did have one tht had a bit of a curve to it but they have held up good and as far as strength iv landed a 35 lb Asian carp and them babies fight! ( took over an hour to land) ... If u live close to an academy sports u can get the tournament choice crappie rods and I liked them even better than the pinnacles and they were cheap but not long enuff for me.... Buy the pinnacles and save money for 4 Ozarks then u can add a s rig and fish with 8 poles... Fyi I troll with double jig rigs so I have 2 1/16 or 2 1/8 oz jigs so if u use 1/2 oz or 3/4 oz weights for minnow rigs tht might b slightly heavy for the pinnacles but prolly b fine