I saw the cooler on the speedboat too - with it being styrofoam filled it didn't sink, didn't catch any water, and didn't slow him down at all affecting his grip now could it? :p

We actually caught several sox that put up a fight - one ran me into the wires of the Bayliner next door even on a direct drive reel and 25 pound leader - snapped me right off. Thought that one could have been a king, but right after that my bud hooked a nice one that ran him around the boat all the while he was claiming it was a king for sure, until I got it in the net and it turned into another 8 pound sock. And I landed another one that jumped clear out of the water 3 times Mostly they were pretty whimpy though, especially the dinky hens, only caught a couple of those though.

Guys, don't release your sox no matter how small they are - they die from temperature shock and the waste of a 5 pound fish isn't worth the blot on your soul from trying for one that might be a couple pounds larger.