Do unintentional releases count?

we were trolling for silvers in seiku in the early 90's when kings were keepers, I hooked a king first thing in the a.m. fought it for 25 minutes, as we went to net it right at the boat the hooks popped out, it was 40lbs plus, the worst part about it was my friend stood and watched as it lay on the surface for 4-5 seconds not knowing it was free, the net was still in his hands!
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