GrabLifeByTheGills

Hello everyone. This may not be the right place to post this and i apologize if it aint. I just wanted some suggestions. I got a buddy that owns a house boat on a local lake that also has an underwater dock light. There is some trophy striped bass and occasionally some lunker largemouth around it. Ive caught some nice fish there but when i hook the really big ones they take me under the houseboat and snap my line. Im fishing from a boat casting toward the light. Ive tried everything including a 6500 reel with 65lb braid. I need a reel that can handle big fish and stop one from running on a dime. Basically ive gotta really horse these fiah to the boat. I need something i can cast into the light. I need a rod, reel, line suggeations. Thanks