WOW! I love stories like that.

20+ years ago a hog grabed one of my dads buddies hering on a hell bent rampage down the middle of the straits. It was very windy and we probably shouldn't have even been on the water, but we played it for 2 1/2 hours before sliding it next to the boat. As a wee lad I had the displeasure of misnetting the brute my dad and he both estimated at 70 pounds. \:D

I have never misnetted fish since.