Nice big fish, the meat on a halibut that size is pretty grainy but there are lots of recipes. Most definitely a female since males only get to around 60 lbs. My best on sport gear is around 150 lbs, commercial-wise my brother and I boated 11,000 lbs. back in 1982 during a three day opener south of Juneau. We were paid 2-3 dollars a pound back then. The prices today are ridiculous.
She could have sold most of it and paid for some of her college education...!!!
Makes me want to go back to Alaska rock and halibut fishing!!!