User blog comment:Godisme/Everything But The Rain/@comment-5606268-20130227161448/@comment-5695542-20130228170452

@Angeldemonboy Ok let me rephase the comment.

Masaki had to be a strong quincy to fight off/kill a human, horse, cow, cat, dog, snake, shark, bird, etc any other animal, other Shinigami/quincy, etc anything else that the shinigami would fight and have a tough time beating/could not beat. Yet she could not fight/beat the grand fisher whom Rukia empowered Ichigo could fight to a stand still.

So yes still a plot hole.