Pissed off because someone wants to keep and eat a probable "fish of a lifetime" sounds more like jealousy.
Speak for yourself!
I would like to catch one of the monsters someday, but I would not keep it. I would take pictures of it in the water before I released it though.
For me the fun is in the catching, not the keeping, nothing to prove here. I have been fishing for Halibut for years. As others here have said, I prefer Ling Cod over Halibut and I only keep Halibut < 40 lbs.
Every Halibut fisherman knows the hens are the large Halibut, and they do produce millions of eggs over their life cycle, and they are Stringy and not good to eat IMO.
