You gave it a good effort Jim. I have had them get the best of me too a few years back. It seemed all I could do was lose my bait and never felt a thing. Went to an oyster bar near a bridge that I knew of and got a couple of dozen Mangrove Snapper. I still had t have a burger for dinner cuz none of those made it past the 10" mark. A good day though and no casualties. Next trip will be better and I bet you do better tomorrow.