Damn, helluva fish. I guess that fish would come to about 45-50kgs by the condition on it.
I really don't like seeing big fish like that hoisted by their bottom lip with grippers though. The damages to the fish would be quite massive if they intend to release them. The fish might swim away fine, but will they be able to breathe or feed effectively with the way over stressed gill and mouth structure?
Absolute ANIMAL! Couldn't really tell in the vid how big it was and at 1.5m i would have thought around the 30kg mark. After seeing how well conditined it is in the photo well........ much heavier than i thought. Congrats to your mate on a damn fine fish indeed. Ben