Why in the heck you wanna stray from PST rods for pulling in those lengths is beyond me? You can do two 16 and two 12 foot in either Denali or Southern Crappie T series in those length. As far as I'm concerned B'nM' makes the best puling rods and sells them in lengths of 8'. I would stick with PST's but that's just me, love my Southerns for pushing light and my Denali's for in between, but you find a better cranking rod other then a PST let me know, I will keep an eye on this thread for sure!