Ok, here are the facts :

2 years ago while halibut fishing an open bow 20 ft boat comes
flyin by us at about 10 with a guy in the bow hooked up. We decide to follow him as we have heard of the beast from the year prior when one of the PSA members hooked up. We followed the anglers for about 1 mile in a straight path against the tide. Then he busted off.

Later in the year, at the same spot, I hook up to the beast with a Tanicum Bull. We got up to 13-15 mph and for over an hour I could not getn any control over the beast. Wore out the drags and spooled me.

Last year, I put a 50 wide with 80 pound mono and titanium leader on the boat and headed to the same spot. Low and behold I do not hook up but Kathy does on a new Tanicum Bull with 60 lb spectra.
I fished it like a blue marlin for well over an hour and miles and miles fighting. Got it into 60 feet of water with 60 feet on the line counter. Never had a head shake or control of the fish. Speeds up to just before planing the Fishtale 2 at 16mph. Just when we had it close, it got broadside in the shallow water and cut under the boat and cut the line.

This year we will jig two 50 wides in the same area. We have caught a lot of marlin on it to close to 500 pounds and also a 435 swordfish. The mono will extend the range and the battle time.
I think that after 3-4 hours we can get it up for a photo.

You can say use an 80 wide or a 130 wide, but jigging those is almost impossible for an hour or so.

I did talk to two NOAA scientists about it and they too were baffled.

The beast does not head shake, flutter and can change course at full speed line a type of snake. Never comes up to breath and never even gives you the feeling of any control ever.

I think , time of battle with be the key not force.......photos to follow.....