Margin poles are, by definition, not required to be very long - I have a ten metre Maver which is more than adequate and very strong (best fish on it - 17+ mirror - Whoooah, boy). The Beast Master is a long (14+ metre) carp pole - very good, but not cheap. Given that you won't want long reach for margin fishing and therefore, weight and rigidity aren't such an issue, I reckon NottmDon is right.