Hard to go back to short poles
5 Years ago, I use to poke fun at fisherman who used long poles. I thought to myself. How fun can that be not casting and not being able to reel in a fish? Then a guy at work said if your going in my boat you have to have at least a 9' rod. after that day I went out and bought a 9' and now have several 12' I finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel and now use long poles 85% of the time. I still use the shorter rods on occasion but, only if I can't get bit with a long pole. I use the shorter pole when I fish docks that are so close together, that I can't get my boat in between them and might require a long cast to get to the back of the dock, when I can't reach it with a long pole. To catch a 12" or better on a long pole though. YOU JUST CAN'T BEAT IT
I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin' and hook up with them later.