For the exact same reasoning, I converted. I have had some success one pole jigging in tournaments, but day in and day out, 8 poles will out fish one. I went from one pole jigging to long lining, had some success doing that as well. There's only a few lakes that I have fished where long lining is king, Monroe in Florida, Greenwood and Clarkshill in South Carolina. Tight lining is the preferred method most all other places. Don't get me wrong, any tournament can be won using any of the before mentioned methods, along with many others not mentioned. It's all about finding the right kind of fish. Gabowman nailed it earlier in this thread when he stated, it's not about how many, it's about catching 7 fish the right size. I have a hard time with that mentality, being I'm a crappie fisherman foremost, I want to fish where the action is the best, not necessarily where a few big ones live. I was at my most successful time fishing tournaments when you could weigh more fish in. I pride myself in my ability to find fish, I don't like being limited to just 7. Pretty much all tournaments have gone to 7 to 10 fish now. At 10, you can get by having 1, maybe 2 smaller fish along with 8 or 9 good ones. At 7, you must have all good ones to win.