I caught a 5lb trout that way he had a pop gear and 10 colors of leadcore and a cheep rod with a penn 209 and he still was fighting. I think it was caught the day before, because I couldn't find anyone who lost the rig and it was very early in the morning. by the time I got all that stuff in the boat , he wasn't doing very good so I kept the fish and gave the rig to my nephew who was fishing with me.