BigBoy/Canyon Runner 718lb Mako...

[Canyon Runner]

Fishing on the Big Boy with Capt. Jason Neadel and mate Rudy and myself we started off an average night of swording with a quick bite 10 minutes after setting up, but pulling the hook. Around 8pm i am letting the short rod out and he grabs it on the fly...after letting him eat for a while I set up and fight is on. He screamed line for a 100yds and then i slowly winched him to the boat. Unfortunately he was tail wrapped and pretty much dead when he got to the boat. So we keep the 51" sword for the table. Just as we are letting lines back and the swords blood starts working its way into the slick Ms. Mako shows up. We quickly get the shark rig out, a 10lb hunk of the sword and after 2 missed chances FISH ON! She screamed out 100yds easy and then we had total slack and she was screaming back at the boat. Capt Jason caught up to her on the rod and I grabbed the leader just as she passed by and got her close enough to get the job done early.
She measued 128" from fork to lower jaw and had a 67" girth. No scales around Hillsboro are big enough, even Tom Greens only goes to 600 and he says he has the biggest scale around those parts. So the length girth formula puts her at 718 and the mako length weight chart says 740. Instead of letting her sit in the warmth overnight and ruining the meat she is cleaned and packed so she stays nice and fresh...
This is a once and a lifetime fish...Capt. Jason and Rudy are top notch and I consider myself lucky to have been able to experience this, especially as leader man. This is an EVENT we will enjoy for the rest of our lives!
Justin
canyon Runner Sortfishing

[Mike]

Awesome Dude!!!!!

That is an all star catch.. Congrats...

I just watched that movie "Open Water" last night.. crazy.. 2 divers that go on a dive boat and the boat leaves them behind... You can guess what happens next...

Mike

[Canyon Runner]

mike, pleaase give me a call i want to give you the payment info...908 413 4150

[Mike]

Way to go on having the shark rig at the ready! I think that is something all of us should be prepared for. We hear of a lot of mako's being lost..

[FinalPoint]

Awesome awesome catch. What did you stick it with (one flying gaff, two?...) as he swam towards the boat and how green was that fish? Again, sweet catch. That boat is pretty damn nice also.

[Canyon Runner]

yes, fish was as green as can be! twisted up 3 big game gaffs like pretzels!
justin

[CAPTINMITCH]

Originally Posted by Canyon Runner

yes, fish was as green as can be! twisted up 3 big game gaffs like pretzels!
justin

And people think I'm nuts billing swords. Sticking a green 700+ pound shark is plain insane. Nice fish guys!!! :salut:

[CaptainEd]

The fish of a lifetime, the fishing trip of a lifetime, a group of fishermen with their A game on and a freezer full of meat. You've reached the pinnacle of Bluewater fishing! Congrats!!! What a way to start off the new Year.

[RiskTaker]

Were you guys intentionally chumming for shark.

Noticed you mentioned the words slick and swordfish blood getting into the slick.

Did you all bleed the swordfish to preserve it better and/or want to run a fresh blood slick/dispersion?

Also, did you bleed/gut that Mako immediately after catching?

I am curious because I hear that it is very important to get the blood out of the shark fast due to the high urea content "in the blood?"

From the picture of the fish in the boat it looks like the belly is still full.

Heave ho, heave ho got to get that fish in the boat. Great job!

[swordfish123]

how the hell did you get that thing in the boat

[kai akua]

i assume those are bullet holes in the head..... five of them in a cross pattern?

caught a fish and used the gun... sound slike my kind of night.

how many flying gaffs did you put in that thing? any pictures of the damage done to the gaffs?

great, catch!

Hanapa'a

Robbie

[Mike]

This picture is crazy..



WHat a beast!

[Canyon Runner]

you can see that bent gaf in the pic...i am holding on to that one, she bent that within 2 seconds me sticking her. Soon after she started rolling and bent that gaff in a complete circle around her head while i held tight. Then she spun back that other way and snapped the gaff right off...put another one in her and twisted two gaffs together like a haywire twist. I am getting excited just talking about it again!
justin