Sometimes you get surprised. I caught a 32 lb flathead on 12 foot crappie rod, 6 lb line, gold crappie hook and minnow in about 3 foot of water once on Kerr. I pulled my boat out to the center of the cove and we just went round and round for about 20 minutes. I have also had stripers hit in Kerr that I never turned or slowed down on my crappie outfits. Makes it interesting.