Nice fish Dave. Damn thing looks like it could swallow your head in one bite.
For all those giving him crap you need to follow Bob's advice and take a chill pill. I could see some of the feelings if that ling was caught by Dave out in the Sound and kept, but not where he was fishing. What's wrong with keeping a trophy fish from time to time if the resource will allow it. In this case it sounds like the resource is in fine shape.