Well hubby and I went halibut fishing we had a lot of fun.  We were fishing out of homor,Alaska  we went to the first hole.  I put my rod in the water had a bite it hit so hard the tip of the pole was bent down so far it touched the water.  While trying to get the rod out of the rod holder it snapped the holder and so every tthing went with it. The halibut had to be at least 200 or more lbs.