I have never been spooled like that...would like to though
One year in the mid 80's on BI a guy at fishing sandy point with an eel hooked a big fish that he fought for quite some time, it brought him to the knot and he ran down the beach with it. Eventually it broke off. It was a long battle.
The next day a 220# Bluefin Tuna washed up on the beach with an eel and 250 yards of mono wrapped around it....you never know ...