Biggest fish I ever caught on a carolina rig was about 7lbs on Lake Barkley. He hit the thing when I was reeling it in. Couldn't believe it.

However, I have fished some of the Red Man tourney as a non boater and used the caroline rig, while the boater used a jig. I caught a whole more than he did, but he got the big bites. At the end of the day he had a good limit and I had two keepers.

The carolina rig has saved my butt on tournaments in the past. I used the texas rig most of the day with no success and then switched to the carolina rig and got a limit. You just have to use it. I like a baby brush hog and lizard as my lures.