138 lb. swordfish on 8 lb. line Pending IGFA record

Capt'n Shane · 02-05-2007, 08:25 PM

Just saw in the february 07 Sportfishing Mag where someone caught a 138 lb. sword on 8 lb. line. The angler was Gary Carter of Deluth, Ga. fishing off north miami. Says he beat the fish in 20 minutes last october. Holy smokes!

miamiangler1 · 02-05-2007, 08:35 PM

Hmmm maybe I can do it with my spinning gear after all! wonder what kind of tackle he used ...

JahMussa · 02-05-2007, 10:53 PM

My guess is Skip Smith was Capt for that catch.

catching · 02-05-2007, 11:03 PM

definately possible with a good crew and Captain

miamiangler1 · 02-06-2007, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by catching

definately possible with a good crew and Captain

I have 30lbs test on my BG60 ... just I dont know if it has enough line on it ... if it is a big fish might get spooled on the first run ... but it works great deep dropping for golden tiles!....

CAPTINMITCH · 07-31-2007, 12:39 PM

And to think people used to give me crap about my TLD25s.

RiskTaker · 08-01-2007, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by CAPTINMITCH

And to think people used to give me crap about my TLD25s.

And those people did not know that you have a callused left thumb either.

I'm ready to boat one with a spinner.

But that would only be Plan B as the backup pitch bait. No sausages neither, just squid: it is cheaper that way.

P.S. - So how did you know that the bite was going to turn on at 11:30 p.m. anyway, without any pre-fishing?

02-05-2007, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Capt'n Shane Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Aventura, Florida Best Catch: 63" Swordy Occupation: oilfield production Posts: 386	138 lb. swordfish on 8 lb. line Pending IGFA record Just saw in the february 07 Sportfishing Mag where someone caught a 138 lb. sword on 8 lb. line. The angler was Gary Carter of Deluth, Ga. fishing off north miami. Says he beat the fish in 20 minutes last october. Holy smokes!

02-05-2007, 10:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
JahMussa Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Point, FLA Boat: Contender 31 Best Catch: 96" x 64" Occupation: Tackle Ho! Posts: 570	My guess is Skip Smith was Capt for that catch. __________________ www.ILoveSwordfishing.com

02-05-2007, 11:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
catching Grander Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,553	definately possible with a good crew and Captain __________________ Better to be lucky than good

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02-05-2007, 08:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
miamiangler1 Grander Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: north miami, keystone point Boat: ,live bait ,deep dropping,swordfishing Best Catch: 7ft sailfish on 10#test with diawaBG20, 100#tarpon on 6#test baitcaster bass rod Occupation: selfemployed,real estate, painter,model builder Posts: 1,578	Hmmm maybe I can do it with my spinning gear after all! wonder what kind of tackle he used ...

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CAPTINMITCH Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 399	And to think people used to give me crap about my TLD25s.

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