Big fish!
New York Fishing
Aug 31, 2022 11:11:49 #
Big dog
Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York
Wish I had caught this one, or maybe I’m glad I didn’t! It took 3 & 1/2 hours to bring in! Just under 500 lbs
Aug 31, 2022 11:39:51 #
Big dog wrote:
Wish I had caught this one, or maybe I’m glad I didn’t! It took 3 & 1/2 hours to bring in! Just under 500 lbs
That definitely is a rare one. Average weight of today’s swords is 80-100lbs!
Aug 31, 2022 11:41:46 #
Aug 31, 2022 12:40:13 #
Aug 31, 2022 12:42:00 #
Big dog wrote:
Wish I had caught this one, or maybe I’m glad I didn’t! It took 3 & 1/2 hours to bring in! Just under 500 lbs
That's a beast for sure BD. I don't know if I would want to be on the rod for that one, even in a chair. Thanks for posting it.
Aug 31, 2022 14:08:13 #
JOS
Loc: Florida
Big Dog:
Come on down to south Florida we can hook you up and maybe even get a bigger one:-)
Lot’s of late nights fighting the swords and now with daytime fishing they run a bit smaller but more meat than anyone family can eat..
JOS
Come on down to south Florida we can hook you up and maybe even get a bigger one:-)
Lot’s of late nights fighting the swords and now with daytime fishing they run a bit smaller but more meat than anyone family can eat..
JOS
Aug 31, 2022 19:24:44 #
I didn't know swordfish were in south Florida. That's a big fish.
Sep 1, 2022 09:11:41 #
Sep 1, 2022 09:19:49 #
JOS
Loc: Florida
Mistred64:
We are blessed in south florida with this type of fishery. From Cuba all the way up our coast you can catch swordfish. I have many a friends who worked many a night on long line boats setting out 1600 hooks back before they shut down the industry due to over fishing. Here now after 20 years of no more long-liners we have a very productive swordfish recreational fishery. There has been many threats to reopen to buoy and possible long-liners to cull our fish. We can almost catch swords everyday if weather permitted. There is a method to it that takes a lot of practice and patience to catch them out in the gulf stream. The average size is around 250 to 400 lbs with some real old time numbers coming back in the 600 to 800 lbs sizes. The Gladiator is a great specimen to catch but keep in mind the mercury levels get real high in the bigger fish. So we prefer the smaller ones in the 175 to 250 range.
We are blessed in south florida with this type of fishery. From Cuba all the way up our coast you can catch swordfish. I have many a friends who worked many a night on long line boats setting out 1600 hooks back before they shut down the industry due to over fishing. Here now after 20 years of no more long-liners we have a very productive swordfish recreational fishery. There has been many threats to reopen to buoy and possible long-liners to cull our fish. We can almost catch swords everyday if weather permitted. There is a method to it that takes a lot of practice and patience to catch them out in the gulf stream. The average size is around 250 to 400 lbs with some real old time numbers coming back in the 600 to 800 lbs sizes. The Gladiator is a great specimen to catch but keep in mind the mercury levels get real high in the bigger fish. So we prefer the smaller ones in the 175 to 250 range.
Sep 1, 2022 18:55:24 #
That's cool. I'm glad you're having that fun. For some reason I thought they were all in the Pacific and not in the Atlantic/Caribbean.
Sep 5, 2022 13:55:31 #
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