Thank you all for your responses.
So, last night around 7:30 pm, I was throwing a white buck tail towards some small fish jumping- just past the surf. I hooked into a fish that I fought for a good 1/2 hour before it decided to run off and spool me. Couldn’t budge it.
Damn. I’m going back to trout next week. Great fun. Trying one more time tonight. Hoping to post a fish pic....