Went out this morning on ole Rex and tried pulling cranks. Started around 8 am and pulled till noon. Worked the weather station area over to Roses Bluff. Tried from 36 ft. out to 90. Only managed 4 catfish and no crappie bites. Two of our catfish came on a $ 6.00 Star Wars rod and reel from Dirt Cheap. What's with spending all this dough on rods and reels?????