wow, what a beast, must have been an epic fight.

Oh, man! That's a SNAPPER! HAHA

Yeah it was Mark.Thats why I love the drag on Okuma reels.

I forgot to mention it was 10.46kg and 94cm

Hi Kingifiddler. I just got the 8k surf last week and that snapper was the first fish I'd caught with it. I have to say it out performed its predecessor a Shimano Ultegra XTC which nearly lost me a 17kg mulloway because of the drag, as we all know they run hard and was taking line to easy for my liking so I gave the drag one click and it almost locked up which went close to snapping my line and that happened on more than one occasion and for $450 shouldn't happen. I put up a with it but got me wanting something better. Then I remembered the time I caught a 7-8ft carpet shark on a Okuma Eclipz EZ-90. I'd had it for years but never appreciated how good the drag on it was until that night, needless to say I got it in after an hour fighting it in a decent swell. So I started doing some research on Okuma and they have a huge range to suite everyone, they build quality gear and if you don't believe me take a look at their Makaira spinning reel. You get what you pay for most of the time and what you can afford. For me it comes down to having the right tool when you need it the most, I fish alot in stormy weather and when you get a fish big on with weed and swell drag is so important.