that fish wouldnt have been a "bleeder" unless it was picked up by the gills like shown in the photo. Ive had hundreds of fly/caught swung salmon, char, and steelhead and have had a big whoppin 0...count that ZERO bleeders!

have to agree on the 45 min right as absurd...it may have been on the line that long but ive landed 25lb chum on a 7wt in fast water in less than 10 min. ...after a while you gotta use some force and land the fish. especially with 8kg tippet or whatever