Fellows, this may be a dumb question but I am new to this long pole crappie fishing. Say for instance you are fishing a 14 foot pole and you are fishing three feet deep. How do you go about getting the fish in the boat without lifting him completely out of the water. I'd assume that you'd have to pull enough drag with your hand to give him enough line to pull him across the top of the water into the net. The problem I was having last year was that I wanted to lift the rod straight up and when I did I'd lift the crappie out of the water and he would pull off. These long crappie poles are a booger until you learn how to use them. Thanks for any tips.