Well, I went to Bass Pro today and couldn't leave there without my lucky pole this year -- a 16' 5" Black Widow crappie pole...guaranteed to reach longer and quieter than my sister's pole (13'). I'm sure she'll call it "boat control", but I'll gladly hand it off to her to borrow IF she can hold it -- sonofabuck is heavy! Just hope I can manage to get my big ole slabs in the boat with it -- might have to slap my sister a few times with a big ole crappie, but she won't complain!!! mrdux...here comes my 3-lb er, just be ready for the call!