Lenard told us: While fishing at LaJolla Shores, Calif. I made a move to make another drift and sent a green back down. I then picked up the jig stick (D8 with a 332 Newell) and 30lb and decided I was going to die with it in my hand. After working the jig for about 10 min, I hit bottom and jigged up 3 times and let the jig flutter back down.

On the 4th pull, the line stayed slack and I dropped the rod tip and started cranking like a mad man and the rod went BENDO! After a few minutes a 19.4lb, 37.75 inch California Halibut came into view and I stuck him with the gaff.