i hooked a fish, or more likely a submarine, a couple of weeks ago on a 10in gizzard, i followed (i wont say fight because i was never enough of an equal opponent in this meeting) this thing for 35 minutes and approximately 100 yards. it was never a "screaming drag" event but just a steady hard pull. and after 35 minutes the rod just bounced up and i figured the leader broke, nope, a 5/0 2xstrong owner mutu circle hook was "twisted" sideways, it wasnt straightened in the normal sense, it was as if you took a pair of pliers and bent the hook out sideways.
i have been lucky enough to be on the winning end of some pretty big fish in both freshwater and saltwater, and whatever this was......was very large in body mass because there was no bearing down on this fish to try to turn it, the fish was just too heavy.
i told peter where the event took place the day it happened, and from justins post i think we are pretty close in proximity to each other.
also the fish i hooked was laying directly on the bottom, and there were no other blips on the screen, just the "log" on the bottom......the log that swam over 100 yards.

oh well, something to ponder while bored in the deerstand lol