Up north I use to fish for Mako in June and then on every early season tuna trip and later on Canyon lay over I would always set a bait out for Sword which usually got eaten by Mr. Mako. The chum we always used was home a made combination of Bluefish/Mackeral/Bunker and Tuna. This chum was bloody and oily and boy did it make a nice slick.
I like the idea of grinding up the sword carcasses, mix in a little bunker oil and Marks Chum and see what it draws in. I been trying to get my buddy's to leave early to do some sharking before setting up for sword fishing.
Best chum oily and bloody, if you ever have room for another person give me a shout, I have a ton of Shark/Mako fishing. That is why switching over to Swording down here was so easy to do for me, it is pretty much the same type of fishing.
To be honest with you, Mako is my favorite fish to catch. They are impressive, fight like there is no tomorrow, their arial display is second to none and their dentures are impressive.