fight was about an hour of which a third was spent in the first gutter , strong water with a seriuos side wash contributed to the extended fight , i do belive he would have taken less time had the conditions been more favorable , i had a fish on for about an hour also on a bonnie head , and the fell to the realms of a kelp root and its barnacles , i could see the kelp and feel it as the leader went through it , the 100lb whiplash leasder parted eventually , man i almost cried lol