The only time I have experienced something like that was salt water fishing, I had a heavy salt water rod with 35 pound test line on it, what ever this fish was it was HUGE, I really do not think it knew it was hooked, instead of that normal frenzy you feel a fish in when you hook them all I felt was what appeared to be the pulsation of a normaly swimming fish. This joker took off at least 3/4 of the line on my spool and decided to hang a right around a piling.....PLINK!!! He was gone! I am convinced to this day that it had to have been a LARGE shark. The feel of sheer power I felt through that rod was something I will never forget.

It does my heart good to hear other folks having that kind of experience, yes maybe you didn't get that monster, but you will never forget the experience.