Recommended lure size for a rod

[RPBassin']

This is something i have never really thought about before because i have always had the "correct" rod for the job, but i couldn't sleep all that great last night and this is what i was thinking while laying there....

If i have a rod that the recommended lure weight is lets say between 1/4 oz and 5/8 oz and i tie on a 3/4 oz, what's going to happen? Is the rod going to break? i doubt it! I mean if i tie on a 5/8 oz lure and catch a 5lb bass, the rod obviously has enough power to handle a large fish, so what would going an 1/8 or a 1/4 oz bigger on the lure do?

I know it probably has something to do with the long term effects it would have on the rod, maybe shortening the life of it, otherwise they wouldn't have the lure weight printed right on the rod.

Just another weird thing to pop in my head while laying sleepless. Thinking about all of the combos i have, thinking about all of the combos i want, and also thinking about my boat getting smaller and smaller with the addition of all the new stuff