this grandma hit my gill rod(spoolie) with 2# test. wrapped up 2 other rods in the 5 min. battle. was lucky to get her in for sure! she went 24" long and 18" around, weighing 8-9pounds. a couple pics and link to the fight videos. she was released to spawn on.

fish and rod caught on

2 part video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFy9B2wJ2mo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFy9B2wJ2mo