Sorta funny that he hit it with the gaff and essentially didn't phase him. At that size he may just as well have hit him with a feather. Seems sort of odd to not have a harpoon line thru him (most boats carry them).
I've had several guides tell me that anything over about 60# gets the tail cut and tied to the boat til dead...even then hauling a few hundred pounds of deadweight would be tough.
I'd probaly release such a huge hen, she will give tons more fish in the future.
One day, perhaps...
Zeke
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