Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

[timmathis]

Record breaking swordfish caught in the gulf. Off Alabama. 448 lbs
click on the link below for more info and pics.
I think he broke my line before.
http://www.orangebeach.ws/newsweather/swordfish.html

 

[danpemby]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

Wow, Nice fish. Not sure If I could stand for 3 + hours LOL

 

[timmathis]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

Time flys when you are having fun...

 

[RPJS]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

I'm always in 2 minds when I see photo's of a fish like that.

The first is "what a fantastic fish, it must have been such a buzz to hit into it & what a fight it must have put up. I wish I could do that"

The 2nd is "what a fantastic fish but why did you have to kill it, why not catch photo & release"

 

[CalicoKid]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

I think the same thing RPJS, exactly.

 

[Ron G]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

says alot for power pro too.d

 

[tommays]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

Somebody will be eating it


There have been lawsuites up here about who owns the fish when your on a charter boat

Some funny rules on different boats

Tommays

 

[snapperbait]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

nice!.......8) Swordfish steaks... anyone?.....

 

[Boomyal]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

Magnificent fish. I too am conflicted. I hope, at least, it does not go to waste.

 

[snapperbait]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

Boys.. Swordfish were about wiped out by longliners (commercial fishing, like in the film, The Perfect Storm).. If regulations had not changed, well, yikes!..... In the last few years lot of regulations have been put in place and swords are definately on teh rebound as far as numbers of fish and average size...

The average Joe that wants to keep them has to get a permit (NOAA, HMS permit, i need to get one).. If you are lucky enuff to bag one there is a call in requirement to report the catch, which helps NOAA track how well the species is doing... excellent comeback, BTW.8)

Swords are double tuff critters, but i'd be willing to wager that after 3 or 4 hours of fighting, that fish was probably about finished and would have been shark food if released...

 

[Firestar]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

Spencer Tracy caught a larger one in the move "The Old Man and the Sea". JK...... NIce fish! They should've had some video.

 

[crunch]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

Spencer Tracy caught a larger one in the move "The Old Man and the Sea". JK...... NIce fish! They should've had some video.

Well they did... kinda... this from the second to the last person that hooked him:

http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=4d30v1x

 

[Firestar]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

Spencer Tracy caught a larger one in the move "The Old Man and the Sea". JK...... NIce fish! They should've had some video.

Well they did... kinda... this from the second to the last person that hooked him:

http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=4d30v1x

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!! That guys really lucky he's around to tell that story!:^

 

[crunch]

Re: Record breaker, Swordfish/ Gulf. Check this bad boy out!

Disclaimer:

I stole that off the Saltwater site... posted by Ladyfish