A fresh Coho is a prized fighter for its wild runs & endless headshakes. During my early fishing days, the fresh Squamish chums used to be my most feared fish on a light rod with size 2 gammies - straightened in no time. Steelies are awesome fighters, particularly during the warmer months of March/April. Sockeyes are easy to bring in when hooked. They follow you like a dog, until they are near shore, and watch out - torpedo runs, jumps, flips etc. Pinks are easy in the tributary rivers like Vedder. But hooking on some big males on lighter gear in the Lower Fraser will give you quite a tough fight. If you are fishing in a pier, be ready to see your rod bent under & into the water when the fish go underneath the pier. Tough fighter indeed. But the king of fighters for me has to be those mightly Fraser springs. One of them literally ran so fast that my Silex smoked & the steel pin melt down during the run because of the heat. No it was not a Thompson steelie, just a rare red spring about 25 lb. I have not encountered another one like that one since.