No boat so I am just fishing boat slips & bridge pilings that I can cast to. I am looking at getting a good setup but don't want to dump alot of $ untill I figure out what works. So far I figured the 5' UL ugly stick + a pflueger president #6920 reel + 4lb mono + Bobby Garland slab slay-r. Ain't figured out what size jig head/ jig body color to use yet for my merky water though. On the 7' I was looking at the same setup, just with Mr. Crappie slip bobbers, split shots & a light size hook for live minnows. That being said, I did look at the b&M's today & I am not ready for the HUGE rod lengths yet...anybody use the cherrywoods from Walmart? (Just caught a 30 second glimpse of one today on the rack & it looked nice.)