Yes I realize these bass clowns in their glitter boats and NASCAR suits are using broom handles and winch cable to hoist those fish aboard.Regardless,I'd tie a 5 lb bass to a 5 lb salmonid tail to tail ANY day and would bet that the bass would get dragged all over the river/lake......and FWIW,I've caught plenty of 3-5 lb smallmouth on light spinning gear and fly rods,then of course I carefully released them just as far up the bank as I could chuck them for the coons and bears.
