Quote Originally Posted by crappie cowboy View Post
A friend gave me a Ozark Tony Edgar 10 foot rear seat, and it is really whippy, like a bugger whip. I can't see lifting a large crappie into the boat. I like the 10 ft. Sam Heaton, and I never lift them out of the water, I always use the net, or lip em, your poles will last a lot longer that way.
No worry with 11' forward seat Ozark , in last 5 years i have lifted thousands , with some 16'' slabs .