Tenn, get yourself an ultralite spinning setup, or a 10 ft. collapsible 'brim' pole and you will have yourself a blast with the BG. You need to start thinning them out. Great eating, too. Scale, gut, fry whole up to 8 inches. then, if healthy, fillet. Do you have kids? They will enjoy it. So woefully easy to catch, until they get to the size I'm gonna let cecil mount for me in a coupla years.