Sounds like a meat run, and a pretty good one.. minus the washing machine conditions.

Having done a bit of that myself over the years I can relate to some of your story, a 220ish yellowfin was the biggest I ever hit on the head, but it was on marlin gear and only took a bit under an hour, probably would have just eaten the 6 lb bonita we were using as bait, taken all my string and left on anything else.