Quote Originally Posted by ld7009 View Post
B-n-M's 7' Sam Heaton super sensitive UL spinning rod. Is it durable, can you lift a 2 1/2 lb Crappie out of water on a dock

NO !! And no Crappie rod should be expected to "dead lift" that much weight. IMHO

Just to be sure of my answer, I took my 7' Sam Heaton and tried to lift a 2lb barbell off the floor. I pushed it to the point where I felt the rod would likely break if pushed any further, and the weight never even offered to lift up on one end, let alone lift into the air.

If I had access to a dock to fish off of, that had the potential of providing very many 2.5lb Crappie (or even close to 2lb Crappie) .... I'd spend my money on a long handled net, and just use whatever rod/reel I was already fishing with to that point. Jus' sayin' !!

... cp