8/30/05

FinalPoint · 08-31-2005, 02:29 AM

If you wanna catch a swordfish, go tonight (8/31) or the next couple nights. Very solid bite all through the night out there. We ended up boating our first fish of the night around 8:30 (Mike Grimm, my brother Kevin, and I) which was a small fish at 51 inches. During that fight (a pretty good one for almost a half hour - surprised us when we realized how small it was) we had another fish rip off drag on a live bait for a few seconds.

When the original fish is in the boat and we straighten everything out we start to crank in the others to go reset. Some baits are ruined from swordfish, but just after I pop the weight off the last rod, a sword hits the squid on the edge of the light.

Never got a good hookup - looked to be around 50-53 inches as well. We do another short drift and plan to pack it in by 10:30. 10:30 rolls around and we begin to crank em in. As the deep tip comes up, Kev shouts that sword is following. We feed the fish (which was definitely larger) and come tight. Fish goes nuts and somehow earns its freedom. Great night for only a few hours of fishing.

Mike · 08-31-2005, 11:35 AM

WHat a fun night.. and we pretty much only really fished until about 10:30...The third fish we saw, was probably the bigger of the 3 at maybe 100lbs...

jerry · 08-31-2005, 12:10 PM

FP, congrats man. I see your making the most out of your summer. How do you like that Contender?

Broad Bill2 · 08-31-2005, 01:23 PM

Great report... that sword is lit up...Sounds like a good night

Capt Ted · 08-31-2005, 01:23 PM

I'm jelous... great work.. swordfish are amazing creatures.. most interesting game fish in my opinion.

I wish I could see them hunting in action...

Mako Time · 08-31-2005, 01:26 PM

Good work.

swordfish123 · 08-31-2005, 03:31 PM

pretty fish all lit up, nice work

Shark Tagger · 08-31-2005, 03:34 PM

Sweet work. I like the RJ Boyle gloves.. I got myself a pair also.

FinalPoint · 08-31-2005, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerry

FP, congrats man. I see your making the most out of your summer. How do you like that Contender?

You got that right. Best swordfishing season I've had since I started (then again, I'm not around in the winter). And of course I love the Contender. Gotta love the verados too. Nothing like getting home in less than a half hour, being able to fish hardcore, and being comfortable.

bullfighter · 08-31-2005, 05:38 PM

FP, LotaBull here, Ditto on the Contender, Keep us posted on the Verados because with 1200 hours on our Yamies were probably close.

Great night with the Swords, Congrats.

Bullfighter's been back at the books for over a week, What the Ivy League gets a late start?

LegalLimit · 08-31-2005, 06:04 PM

Greta catch guys. Were you fishing fish or squid? And at what depths?
Good job I'm glad to hear the bite continues.

Hope to see some of you guys at the Finest kind Tourney on Sept. 10th.

Mike · 08-31-2005, 06:07 PM

Had a mix spread, but the fish were chewing on squid for sure... the one we kept had a good amount of squid in him.

CaptKen · 08-31-2005, 06:19 PM

Way to go guys ! Thanks for the invite, I wanted to fish with that Grim feller, Hind sight being 20-20 with such a crappy day at work today with the stress level peakin at 99.9999 , I would have called off in a second and fished with you guys last night ! Pat take it from your elders,Stay in SCHOOL !!!!
Ken

Shark Tagger · 08-31-2005, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptKen

Pat take it from your elders,Stay in SCHOOL !!!!
Ken

You got that right!

FinalPoint · 08-31-2005, 07:20 PM

LotaBull, I leave on wed. the 7th, but my real classes don't start until the 19th. Looks like I have one more sword trip and one more daytime trip in me.

CaptKen · 08-31-2005, 07:48 PM

I would have 18 more trips in me

FinalPoint · 08-31-2005, 08:43 PM

I leave the 7th ! :stup Just playing, Ken. I have to leave then cause my team does a lot of stuff before classes start.

Anonymous · 08-31-2005, 09:16 PM

Nice going Pat, Kevin and Mike I am glad that you had a nice night out there on the sword grounds.

FinalPoint · 08-31-2005, 09:49 PM

Thanks Scott. I had the swordslasher poon rigged and ready but we couldn't find mamma sword. I've used it twice and it went through the fish and out the other side like butter - so much easier on a big fish (the second fish was actually not that big but during a tournament).

Mike · 08-31-2005, 10:00 PM

I love my Swordslasher Harpoon also. Has sealed the deal on about 6 fish so far for me.

Here was the first:

and this was the third or 4th:

More fish to come www.swordslasher.com

08-31-2005, 02:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
FinalPoint Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Pt., FL; Greenwich, CT Boat: Contender 36 Fisharound Best Catch: 1183 lb. Swordfish Occupation: Real Estate Investment Posts: 931	8/30/05 If you wanna catch a swordfish, go tonight (8/31) or the next couple nights. Very solid bite all through the night out there. We ended up boating our first fish of the night around 8:30 (Mike Grimm, my brother Kevin, and I) which was a small fish at 51 inches. During that fight (a pretty good one for almost a half hour - surprised us when we realized how small it was) we had another fish rip off drag on a live bait for a few seconds. When the original fish is in the boat and we straighten everything out we start to crank in the others to go reset. Some baits are ruined from swordfish, but just after I pop the weight off the last rod, a sword hits the squid on the edge of the light. Never got a good hookup - looked to be around 50-53 inches as well. We do another short drift and plan to pack it in by 10:30. 10:30 rolls around and we begin to crank em in. As the deep tip comes up, Kev shouts that sword is following. We feed the fish (which was definitely larger) and come tight. Fish goes nuts and somehow earns its freedom. Great night for only a few hours of fishing.

08-31-2005, 11:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mike Grander Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Boat: Coming Soon! Best Catch: 250lb Swordfish Posts: 1,339	WHat a fun night.. and we pretty much only really fished until about 10:30...The third fish we saw, was probably the bigger of the 3 at maybe 100lbs... __________________ Fishing Reports At ReelReports.com \| Need A Website? - Strategic Web Marketing Solutions

08-31-2005, 06:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
LegalLimit Lines In Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stuart Posts: 92	Greta catch guys. Were you fishing fish or squid? And at what depths? Good job I'm glad to hear the bite continues. Hope to see some of you guys at the Finest kind Tourney on Sept. 10th. __________________

08-31-2005, 06:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mike Grander Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Boat: Coming Soon! Best Catch: 250lb Swordfish Posts: 1,339	Had a mix spread, but the fish were chewing on squid for sure... the one we kept had a good amount of squid in him. __________________ Fishing Reports At ReelReports.com \| Need A Website? - Strategic Web Marketing Solutions

08-31-2005, 06:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
CaptKen Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sunrise/Dania Fla. Occupation: Power Plant Control Room Operator Posts: 852	Way to go guys ! Thanks for the invite, I wanted to fish with that Grim feller, Hind sight being 20-20 with such a crappy day at work today with the stress level peakin at 99.9999 , I would have called off in a second and fished with you guys last night ! Pat take it from your elders,Stay in SCHOOL !!!! Ken __________________ http://home.comcast.net/~CaptKen1

08-31-2005, 12:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
jerry Hooked Up Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Jamaica Boat: 35ft Contender Best Catch: they are all good Occupation: Operations Manager Posts: 359	FP, congrats man. I see your making the most out of your summer. How do you like that Contender?

08-31-2005, 01:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Broad Bill2 Grunt Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 11	Great report... that sword is lit up...Sounds like a good night

08-31-2005, 01:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Capt Ted Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 186	I'm jelous... great work.. swordfish are amazing creatures.. most interesting game fish in my opinion. I wish I could see them hunting in action...

08-31-2005, 01:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mako Time Grunt Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 10	Good work.

08-31-2005, 03:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
swordfish123 Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oxford, Mississippi Boat: Whatever Hatteras lets me fish on Best Catch: ~250lb Blue Marlin- Marsh Harbour Occupation: Gulf Coast Hatteras Intern Posts: 318	pretty fish all lit up, nice work

08-31-2005, 03:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Shark Tagger Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny Isles Best Catch: 475lb Mako Occupation: Engineering Posts: 920	Sweet work. I like the RJ Boyle gloves.. I got myself a pair also.

08-31-2005, 05:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
bullfighter Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Deerfield Beach Posts: 341	FP, LotaBull here, Ditto on the Contender, Keep us posted on the Verados because with 1200 hours on our Yamies were probably close. Great night with the Swords, Congrats. Bullfighter's been back at the books for over a week, What the Ivy League gets a late start?

08-31-2005, 07:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
FinalPoint Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Pt., FL; Greenwich, CT Boat: Contender 36 Fisharound Best Catch: 1183 lb. Swordfish Occupation: Real Estate Investment Posts: 931	LotaBull, I leave on wed. the 7th, but my real classes don't start until the 19th. Looks like I have one more sword trip and one more daytime trip in me.

08-31-2005, 07:48 PM	#16 (permalink)
CaptKen Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sunrise/Dania Fla. Occupation: Power Plant Control Room Operator Posts: 852	I would have 18 more trips in me __________________ http://home.comcast.net/~CaptKen1

08-31-2005, 08:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
FinalPoint Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Pt., FL; Greenwich, CT Boat: Contender 36 Fisharound Best Catch: 1183 lb. Swordfish Occupation: Real Estate Investment Posts: 931	I leave the 7th ! :stup Just playing, Ken. I have to leave then cause my team does a lot of stuff before classes start.

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08-31-2005, 09:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
Anonymous Grunt Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 0	Nice going Pat, Kevin and Mike I am glad that you had a nice night out there on the sword grounds.

08-31-2005, 09:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
FinalPoint Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Pt., FL; Greenwich, CT Boat: Contender 36 Fisharound Best Catch: 1183 lb. Swordfish Occupation: Real Estate Investment Posts: 931	Thanks Scott. I had the swordslasher poon rigged and ready but we couldn't find mamma sword. I've used it twice and it went through the fish and out the other side like butter - so much easier on a big fish (the second fish was actually not that big but during a tournament).

08-31-2005, 10:00 PM	#20 (permalink)
Mike Grander Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Boat: Coming Soon! Best Catch: 250lb Swordfish Posts: 1,339	I love my Swordslasher Harpoon also. Has sealed the deal on about 6 fish so far for me. Here was the first: and this was the third or 4th: More fish to come www.swordslasher.com __________________ Fishing Reports At ReelReports.com \| Need A Website? - Strategic Web Marketing Solutions

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