I have that exact combo except I have the older Prestige reel in both the 5wt and the 7 1/2' 3 wt. They were the first real flyrods that I bought and have used them for several years and enjoyed them. I moved up a little and got both a 5 and 3wt LST combo over the last year and like them very well also. During the warm weather months I fish almost every day on a lunch hour and those 3 Forks combos are the ones I keep in the old minivan to use all the time. Once you catch on to them you can handle quite large fish on that rod. I have caught several catfish between 5 and 10lbs and several bass upto 5 lbs and lots of 10" bluegills on both the 5 and the 3wt on 4 or 6lb tippets. Try it you will like it.