I went to the lake last week with my new 10 wally Marshal rod and reel. Pitched my jig out 12 feet plus 10 foot of rod and swam it back in . Got 3 great bites but could not seal the deal. switch to a spiunning reel and light action rod and limited out with 10 to 14 inch mess of crappie. why could I not get a hook up with the crappie poles? Are they just for live bait fishing verticle?