Well, My wife topped my 29 lber with a 40" 31 plus pounder caught on one of my Glow Watermelon spoons. I cant Imagine what the fight would be like hooked into that 96 lb Buck. It took us 25 minutes to land her 31 lber with a 9 ft down rigger rod , Okuma 30D reel and 20 lb P-line. It must take some real heavy gear for the Alaskan Hogs. Fishall