The way I see it, there are two approaches. Watch your rod tip. If it begins to twitch, count to 10, crank four revolutions of the reel handle, raise your rod tip roughly 50 degrees and set the hook. Fight the fish for 8 to 10 minutes, gaff it and put it in the fishbox. Unfortunately, anyone who knows a formula that exact would be very unlikely to share it.
Fishermen are secretive.
Besides, the ocean is a place of infinite variability. The formulas change. That way you can figure out what's going on. Here are 10 eclectic rules to guide your thinking. Random Let's start with a wee bit of logic.