My concern would be that the net is in the water a bit too long to pull in that many pounds. The sound on the winch should let them know they are full, I would think.
It's a shame that the fish would normally go to waste and admirable that he would take the hit rather than waste the catch. I guess my point is, that it shouldn't get to that point in the first place. Even an average say 2 or 3 lb fish(that would be 1000 to 1500 fish) in that net before pulling. Or was he close to his quota and did one last run that brought him over?
I really don't think there is a cure for the problems dragging is causing other than it's demise.
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