Funny thing about this point. Today, we fished All over area 9, it was pretty slow. Around 12:30 Gunnar had a huge hit, line was peeling off quick as he grabbed his rod. We could tell immeadiately that this was no 9 pound doinker coho...
BIG FISH

The fish took another good run, then we lost it.
After inspecting the lure we saw it had bit right through the 40# test, right between the hooks. The line was probably in the corner of the fishes mouth as it ran away from us, then once it thrashed, then line raked across it's teeth and broke the leader. Major Bummer.

Big fish typically make a few good runs, putting that leader right into a position where it can get raked hard by the fishes teeth once the fish turns. Of course, where you hook the fish plays a role, but in my experience a lot of troll caught fish get hooked in the upper palate, increasing the leader exposure to the fish's teeth.

Would have been real nice to have landed that fish today.

Moral of the story...Gunnar is buying some new 60# test this week....