I saw a guy at Carolina trout pond in RI catch a trout w/ a mepps. The hook wasn't in the fishs' mouth, one of the trebles went through the eye of ~size 6 or 8 hook already in the trout's jaw.
My Godfather and I were hammering LMB in the 2-3.5lb range all spring on Zoom worms and lizards. I lost a few when setting the hook on fish. My Godfather caught a 4lb fish that had a zoom worm and lizard just sitting in it's mouth. I felt bad...