Oh man...I feel your pain...first hand! I was trib fishing....trying to land my first steelhead by myself. Had a big male on...full spawning colours. Brought it close, went to grab is and same thing...SNAP!!! I tried to grab it...touched it, but it swam away. I learned a very important lesson that day. Never forget your net!!!
Chin up...you'll get em!! A 32"pike I landed weighed in at about 8 pounds...another one I caught was 34" and weighed 10 pounds...here's a pic of that 10 pounder....
Oh yeah...after telling my story about the steelhead, ppl told me that it's as good as landed...made me feel better too, but I still would have rather landed it...LOL. Good luck tomorrow!!! Looking forward a report!