18 Hour Fight Big Swordfish

Mike · 09-16-2005, 03:12 PM

This is quoted from the other forum

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7:30 this morning a guy calls out on 72 for anyone with cell phone coverage to make a call home for him. He had hooked up on a fish at midnight and was still fighting it. He didn't want the family to worry and call the CG. I relayed his number to Super Mario who graciously made the call and confirmed with me that he had gotten through. The captain was grateful and sounded worn out, so I didn't push for more info. He did tell me they had not seen the fish, hope he caught a monster.

Shark Tagger · 09-16-2005, 03:15 PM

As of 3:15 the guy is still hooked up and ready to boat the sucka

BONAFIDE · 09-16-2005, 04:02 PM

I BET HE'S GOT BOTTOM.... :lol:

Venice Tunaman · 09-16-2005, 04:02 PM

Come on. Put that sucka in the boat. Maybe you got yourself a big tuna on the the end? Either way that fish is probably shark bait if you don't get her in the boat. Good luck.

FinalPoint · 09-16-2005, 04:16 PM

Maybe it's a fish story??? I sure hope not...let's see a slob of a sword, a huge mako, or giant bluefin.

Capt Ted · 09-16-2005, 04:57 PM

Ureal.. a 24 hour fight is in the making? I hope that fish is on spectra...

Venice Tunaman · 09-16-2005, 07:13 PM

Any updates?

nobananas · 09-16-2005, 08:20 PM

20 hours...someone should know something by now. Unless everyone is down at the dock looking at this monstosity.

soundownsam · 09-16-2005, 08:22 PM

I've seen guys fight a pier piling for 45 minutes witht the drag screaming. No really upside down spinning reel and all.

Sam

Venice Tunaman · 09-16-2005, 08:25 PM

Thats for certain. I haven't heard anything... maybe this will play out.

Litetackleredneck · 09-16-2005, 08:27 PM

Fish was caught. 92" Hooked in the anal fin on live runner, ended up dieing during the fight. Caught by two guys who are firemen, and friends with another firemen who i work with at Kingsbury. They were at the ramp at 6pm. Boated around 4pm or so.

FinalPoint · 09-16-2005, 08:27 PM

nice

Capt Ted · 09-16-2005, 08:30 PM

Ahhh.. Sounds like a good end to the story.. 18 hour fight!!

Mike · 09-16-2005, 08:42 PM

Thanks for the report.

Top Priority · 09-16-2005, 09:11 PM

Sweet fish, glad they landed it.

Darkside · 09-16-2005, 10:02 PM

Awesome job on a epic fight.

Just a quess on the weight from the fork length given the fish was possibly 375 to maybe 400lbs. Congrats to 2 deserving guys hopefully we will get a full report and possibly amount of drag they had on the fish.

JahMussa · 09-16-2005, 11:06 PM

Can't wait to hear the story!

So that makes 3 fish over 300 lbs in one night of fishing. When's the last time that happened on rod and reel?

-Tek

swordfish123 · 09-17-2005, 12:05 AM

So that makes 3 fish over 300 lbs in one night of fishing.

-Wow...its gettin good. cant wait to get down there...

Anonymous · 09-17-2005, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JahMussa

So that makes 3 fish over 300 lbs in one night of fishing. When's the last time that happened on rod and reel? -Tek

I don't belive it has ever happened Tek. We are going to have a lot of boats fishing the Miami Tourney hoping they are the next boat to hook a slob. I also wonder if the big breeders are here to spawn on their migration back down to Cuba and the Gulf?

LegalLimit · 09-17-2005, 06:39 AM

Awsome story.......thanks for sharing.

09-16-2005, 08:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
nobananas Grunt Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: MERRITT ISLAND, FL Occupation: Captain/MATE charterboat Posts: 18	20 hours...someone should know something by now. Unless everyone is down at the dock looking at this monstosity. __________________ I'M NOT GOOD AT SWORDFISHING

09-16-2005, 08:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mike Grander Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Boat: Coming Soon! Best Catch: 250lb Swordfish Posts: 1,339	Thanks for the report. __________________ Fishing Reports At ReelReports.com \| Need A Website? - Strategic Web Marketing Solutions

09-17-2005, 06:39 AM	#20 (permalink)
LegalLimit Lines In Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stuart Posts: 92	Awsome story.......thanks for sharing. __________________

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09-16-2005, 03:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shark Tagger Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny Isles Best Catch: 475lb Mako Occupation: Engineering Posts: 920	As of 3:15 the guy is still hooked up and ready to boat the sucka

09-16-2005, 04:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
BONAFIDE Grunt Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 7	I BET HE'S GOT BOTTOM.... :lol:

09-16-2005, 04:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Venice Tunaman Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Venice Louisiana Posts: 205	Come on. Put that sucka in the boat. Maybe you got yourself a big tuna on the the end? Either way that fish is probably shark bait if you don't get her in the boat. Good luck.

09-16-2005, 04:16 PM	#5 (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	Maybe it's a fish story??? I sure hope not...let's see a slob of a sword, a huge mako, or giant bluefin.

09-16-2005, 04:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Capt Ted Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 186	Ureal.. a 24 hour fight is in the making? I hope that fish is on spectra...

09-16-2005, 07:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Venice Tunaman Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Venice Louisiana Posts: 205	Any updates?

09-16-2005, 08:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
soundownsam Grunt Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL Occupation: sales Posts: 28	I've seen guys fight a pier piling for 45 minutes witht the drag screaming. No really upside down spinning reel and all. Sam

09-16-2005, 08:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Venice Tunaman Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Venice Louisiana Posts: 205	Thats for certain. I haven't heard anything... maybe this will play out.

09-16-2005, 08:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
Litetackleredneck Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Occupation: HS student, and employee at Kingsbury Tackle Posts: 115	Fish was caught. 92" Hooked in the anal fin on live runner, ended up dieing during the fight. Caught by two guys who are firemen, and friends with another firemen who i work with at Kingsbury. They were at the ramp at 6pm. Boated around 4pm or so.

09-16-2005, 08:27 PM	#12 (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	nice

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09-16-2005, 08:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
Capt Ted Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 186	Ahhh.. Sounds like a good end to the story.. 18 hour fight!!

09-16-2005, 09:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
Top Priority Grunt Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 5	Sweet fish, glad they landed it.

09-16-2005, 10:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
Darkside Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 396	Awesome job on a epic fight. Just a quess on the weight from the fork length given the fish was possibly 375 to maybe 400lbs. Congrats to 2 deserving guys hopefully we will get a full report and possibly amount of drag they had on the fish.

09-16-2005, 11:06 PM	#17 (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	Can't wait to hear the story! So that makes 3 fish over 300 lbs in one night of fishing. When's the last time that happened on rod and reel? -Tek

09-17-2005, 12:05 AM	#18 (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	So that makes 3 fish over 300 lbs in one night of fishing. -Wow...its gettin good. cant wait to get down there...