Hi Anthony, It all depends on the stiffness of the pole and the weight you want to put out. If you want to delicately place your rig and bait at those sort of lengths, and you are using 2oz lead and a bit of bait for instance, then you would need to try that on the lawn at home to see if it will hold that weight above the water without bending double like a stick of liquorice
. If a lot less weight is involved, then you will probably be fine. If you do have that problem, a net float would solve the problem, but in any sort of current you will then be restricted to your own bank.
If you don't need the full length to reach your spot, simply remove the thin top section, or even two if you can....and what is left will be a lot stiffer. The cupping kits on most of the cheaper end of the pole market...or any silver fish pole, are only designed for, say, a small cup full of maggots or whatever, no more. Carp poles obviously are a bit different. If you have £4/5/6000 or even more to spend, they get a bit better
All the best mate, Dave.
PS...It is difficult to drop a rig in with a cup where the pole runs through the centre of the cup as obviously, the rig can drop out of the opposite side of the cup to which you popped it in, with obvious problems. Even where you are using a spoon on the end of the pole, keep the main line as tight as possible while you are shipping out, and take
great care that you revolve the pole towards the side your line is running along the pole when you turn it to empty the load. If not, the line will wrap around the pole as the rig drops, and if it catches on the pole/cup connection you can end up dragging the rig back with you as you ship back in...which can be a PITA
