That's an incredible specimen, no doubt!
But, those fish are a dime a dozen in New Zealand. As hard as it is for us to fathom on the West coast, those fish are like sand on the beach over there. They're everywhere; they catch them in any type of weather, all year long---on just about anything they drop in the water. Apparently, even blind Monkeys can catch seventy pound kings over there---on a regular basis.
Something to keep in mind if (and when) those red and blue rectangles up and down the West coast continue to grow
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Oh yeah, what's really cool about that fishery and the locals: they typically release all the kings in the 100 lb class. I'm guessing they let the fish in this video go, too. After hugging and kissing it for a couple minutes, of course. Good on ya'!