Would have let him go. Me and Dickey were trolling west in a 2 foot chop. Had to make 3.3 to get2.4 down. King hits the 300 and 50 feet out the deep rigger goes with another 20+. Leave the rigger fish in the rod holder and manage to land the copper fish. By this time the rigger fish is coming In broadside, another mostly silver fish. We net and dump him immediately and try to straighten the boat out as well as a dipsy wrapped in one of the riggers. By this time copper King is dead.
The folks on Long Pond were happy to have it.