From Orvis News.com
It's not every day that you get a picture of a fly fisherman hoisting a big catfish, but Jeremy Roberts's photo is even more impressive when you learn the circumstances of his catch:
I was doing some fall bluegill fishing in a farm pond and hooked into this awesome flathead catfish. After about a 30-minute fight, I got him in. The crazy thing was that I was using a size 14 Prince Nymph on 6X tippet. My rod, a new Clearwater 7'6" 3-weight, did great. Oh, by the way, the fish measured 38-inches long, and weighed over 25 pounds!
Sheesh. That's like catching 100 bluegills all at once.
For those not familiar with fly terms a 3 weight rod would be like that of an ultralight and 6x tippet is around 2lbs-3lbs breaking strength depending on maker...