I'll disagree on the fight of sockeye. We caught fish that fought as hard as any salmon I've fished for. WE used 15 lb leaders and had very few break-off. More common was the hook falling out as all our fish would race to the surface from 75-90 feet deep. The yell was "reel reel reel!"I have no complaints except that they all seemed to run the same size - like a bunch of clones. And talk about great on the BBQ! yum yum.