Yep, I'm one o' those guys! I bass fish a lot, usually in heavy cover and a couple of my rods are heavy and heavier with 20# fluoro and 40# braid. But even on my lighter rigs anything 3 lbs or less I usually haul in. I keep a big KastKing net on the deck for the rare occasions I need it. I'm old, overweight, bad back, knees and hips and just not very agile and I've lost more bass trying to net 'em than hauling 'em in. I realize it's different with crappie fishing and if I have to have a net so be it, I'm just trying to avoid a hundred dollar mistake out of the gate.