Tbar and roundy.....actually I had already been considering moving this floating dock across the pond for a guest cabin because I discovered my first instinct was right and I just really prefer fixed docks. So this will push me to do that.

As far as what the answer is....yes longer poles are the easy answer, but roundy I was thinking over the weekend about possibly having removeable "Spring rain" poles that are mainly in place just for the Spring rains...and removed most of the time.

Here is floating dock with short poles before the break-away:


Fishing has never been about the fish....