I have been lucky enough to catch my largest bass, catfish and one 7 lb.(ish) grass carp on light rods. My all time personal best bass I caught on a ultralight spinning rod that woud touch tip to tip. I have caught a couple of bass in the 5 1/2 - 6 lb. range on my 3 wts. and spent 15 minutes (by the watch) with a channel cat a few years ago. There are a few trout in public waters around here in the real trophy range but they usually only show up on DNR survey using electroshock equipment. Although a local guide caught a 12 lb. brown fom the Hooch last year on a Rapala.