we were plugging below the bankies at tall timbers last year. right when we got down to the corner there the inside rod buried. I should have rowed down river to chase the fish but we dropped the hook and tried to be all incognito while fighting the fish as to not start a net battle. well, that fish spooled us in less than 10 seconds. point of this story is I think we're handicapped enough with having to use 2' rods with tiny, plastic spin caster reels. haha! BTW for those that don't know, snoopy rods play a plug very well and are plenty sensitive for side drifting.

one more week...punks.