OMG Juls what a fish you had there.At least you and Bruce got a good look at it.A friend of mine had a similar story he told me this spring.He is an accomplished steelhead fisherman and often fishes the grand River.Said he had on a monster steelhead and after a long battle got it onto a steep bank.Thats when the hook came out and the fish flipped back into the water.He said he got a good look at it and thinks it was close to breaking the state record.Those top end fish seam to have the survival instincts to get away from being caught.Thats probably how they got so big.