Just to confirm your choice, I use two different 5 wts, one set up for dries (or foams actually) and the other for nymphs. I use these when ever there is a likelihood of getting into a larger fish such as a bass. I have a 3 wt. that I have been using more and more when it is not likely I will run into a bass or catfish, such as in the stocked trout stream in Trigg County. All that being said, I did tie into a 3 lb cat in a local pond on the 3 wt and it was a hoot getting it to the bank.