Excellent thread. My partner & I single pole it most of the time as well. Here in MA, more than 2 rods per fisherman is prohibited anyway, so you are either casting, trolling or drift fishing. We prefer the later. But casting has it's niche in our game plan as well. We've found that wind drifting has accounted for more crappie for us than any other method up here. I love trying new techniques, but we are somewhat restricted by law.