First time out catching sharks. Caught a ton of blue sharks 8' - 10' long. Had a couple mako's show up but could not get into them. Buddy lost a large one...probably a thresher. It straightened out the snap after about a 30 minute fight in which the reel snapped out of the reel seat. Had to secure it back down with several tie wraps which also ended up snapping off from the pressure