I LOVE spider rigging! Sometimes it depends on your very first trip. My buddy hates it but we didnt do well and now he is negative towards it mentally. We smoked em on my first trip so I love it. If the spider bites ya, you will be buying gear. Just do yourself a favor (and not do like me) buy exactly what ya want the very first time. It may be a little more expensive on the front end but definitely cheaper later on. I tried and re-geared 3 different times before I settled in on what I think is the best equipment. New I wanted the equipment (I now have) from the very beginning. I tried to cheap out and it ended up costing me alot of money! lol. Single poling is very effective! Im not saying that it isn't. But the more tricks you have up your sleeve the more consistant you will be. Now I need to follow that advice myself and learn the art of single poling!