Wow, great responses!
I think we're going to try to put the poles in first but not drop them down fully so they are ready to drop when we get it in place. Part of the difficulty last year was trying to put a 10' pole in place while sitting in a boat or in the water not wanting to get wet; if they are already in place and we just have to loosen the set screw that should make that job easier.
Order two sets of wadders, just in case and I'll go to the wetsuit as a last resort.
