Really can't beat the 4 rods for $60 dollar deal tho if you decide to buy some long rods. I'm kinda in the mindset that cheap rods will catch just as many fish as higher priced rods if used right. You can either get 4 10' rods or 4 12' rods for that price. My buddy that fishes high rock a lot uses regular spinning rods and does just fine. But he knows the lake great from fishing it all his life. What lake are you going to? And Do you have any pics of your setup? I'm looking to do something for the front of my boat and thought it might be cheaper to build my own as well. Planning on hitting Norman tues myself. Best of luck to you if you make it out.