You should try this out on a 10 foot BnM ultralight with 8 lb test line. Caught on a 1/32 crappie jig orange and chartreuse. It would not fit in the dip net. We slid a rope up its tail and cinched it behind its head to get it in the boat. Weighed 26 lbs. Still alive in a pond with lots of dumb bream and small channel cats. They may be dinner in a few days.