crankshaft bolt

What way to loosen the crankshaft bolt?? i put mine in without the pulleys and now I cant get it back out, Ive tried a breaker bar and a 10' pipe but all that did was break a socket and then bent a breaker bar. I have a 3/4" breaker bar I can use now but I want to make sure Im not tightning it . Does it come out counterclockwise like a regular bolt???