Definitely. I lost all 4 of those fish on 3/4 and 1/2oz heads. 1/4oz isn't bad, but like Cammy said, those big bass get so much leverage when they jump, and the idea of sticking your rod in the water all of a sudden looks pretty dumb when you have your rod 6' under water and the fish still jumps 2' straight up. A broomstick with 100lb couldn't stop a big bass from jumping if it's far enough away from you :) Stopping 5 and 6lbers is do-able. Stopping 10+ fish isn't. There's a big element to landing big bass which is simply "hold on and pray". That's what gives me the shakes!!!