Killer, I know from my brief experience pulling that you will need rods with a lot of backbone. Not only because of when you get a fish on, but also because of when you get snagged in grass or hung up on a stump. When something is caught or snagged or hung-up, you will have a time delay between when it actually happens and when you are able to react to it while still keeping the boat under control. I use B&M pro trollers in 10 and 12 ft, and NO, I am not compensated in any way by B&M.