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Dug through John Skinner's "Striper Pursuit" and I'll be giving snippets of his advice when it comes to big fish and wrapping itself around rocks since it is no stranger to him: "Often you'll feel that sickening line rub when the fish is running hard. Just back down on the drag pressure and let it run. Braid is hard to cut if it's not under pressure. The fish will stop when it weakens, which seems to be helped along by the friction of the line against the rock. Once the fish stops, leave the drag loose but hold the spool as you pull back carefully with the rod, then drop the spool hand to the reel handle to crank the recovered line. Repeat this pumping and alternating of your cranking hand between the top of the spool and the reel handle. The hard part is when you get the fish all the way back to the rock and have to pull it off. Since the fish and tired and fish are slippery you can slide them over or around the obstruction."
"If I think that the fish is already weakened when it hangs, i"ll try to pull it off the rock immediately rather than loosen the drag and allow it to take more line. It's a judgement call...but if you focus on not applying heavy pressure to the braid, there's an excellent chance you'll clear the hang and continue fighting the fish. Once free...the line might have been damaged by the rubbing on the structure and you will want to reset your drag accordingly."
As far as a rod he does mention he used to use an 11 footer a lot and there are just some spots where you just need to try your hardest to keep the fish out of the structure but losing a plug will eventually happen.
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