I need closure on something

[Nebe]

Originally posted by t.lapinski
Eben, how fast were the runs? truly large fish usually won't make lightning runs, but more of a steady sickening run.

This is what happened.. There was peanut bunker all over the place beaching themselves up in the rocks... bass and blues had them in tight and I was casting out over the schools and retrieving through the maylay.. I picked up a few nice keepers, let them go and after about a half hour...... WHAM and an instant zing of line paying out of my reeel.. I tightned down the drag a little bit and it still kept taking line. Not a lightning fast Albie take, but a steady peel of line.... I knew I was in trouble when I got into my mono backing and tightned the drag a bit more to slow her down.....I managed to stop her, turn her and began pulling her back twards me. I got about 3/4 of my line back when she ran agian..... and almost pulled me off of the rock I was standing on. she almost got me into the backing agian, and I stopped her and began winching her in through the blitzing fish.... I got her up into the wash and actually had a big glimpse of her and then 'pop' the plug flew straight at me, and she slowly swam out to sea..... It was hard for me to exactly tell how big she was, but she was big... This year will be the year..... then when My girl has her baby, who knows??? anyone want some plugs/..???