527 Pound Swordfish Caught By Teen

Bunchabones · 10-11-2005, 10:09 AM

No details yet, but 520 something was weighed at Sialfish marina this morning

Beerman · 10-11-2005, 10:28 AM

Heard about it too!!

Shark Tagger · 10-11-2005, 10:36 AM

Sweet. Thanks for the report. Thats a monster.

Verado06 · 10-11-2005, 01:18 PM

I have a friend sending me pictures shortly... said the fish was over 100 inches LJFL.. we shall see.

LegalLimit · 10-11-2005, 04:17 PM

Love to hear the details.

J.P Freeman · 10-11-2005, 04:22 PM

thats awesome, lets see some pics.

Darkside · 10-11-2005, 06:01 PM

Friends of mine that work at the marina called this morning! 527lbs was the weight and can't wait to see pics.

Nov 5 leg 2 for HYDRO GLOW TOURNAMENT
More info at www.fullmoonadventuresinc.com

Mike · 10-11-2005, 07:07 PM

Great artwork there Drew.

I'll be fishing this one with my team.

Shark Tagger · 10-12-2005, 04:17 PM

Here's a pic from the other forum of the 500lber

Texas Popper · 10-12-2005, 05:00 PM

That is a nice one. Was the bill broken? or is it just the angle?

Shark Tagger · 10-12-2005, 05:37 PM

Heres the article

Quote:

Teenager Catches 527-Pound Swordfish Off Lake Worth
POSTED: 2:03 pm EDT October 12, 2005

PALM BEACH SHORES, Fla. -- A freezer filled with 350 pounds of swordfish steaks -- that's what a New York teenager eventually got out of a three-hour fight Tuesday with a 527-pound swordfish off Lake Worth.

John Padden, 17 of Islip, N.Y., was aboard the 39-foot boat The Getaway with his father and some friends when the fish took the bait.

He says he fought the fish standing up with the fishing rod harnessed to his body.

The fish was too big to fit through the boat's transom door. The boat's crew finally used ropes to haul the 13-foot fish over the stern.

Padden's fish is 85 pounds lighter than the state record-setting swordfish caught in Key Largo in 1978.

Ian Burrett · 10-12-2005, 07:23 PM

You guys ought to look at the comments made on a Forum in the UK about this fish

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/ubb/ulti...c;f=2;t=006071

Darkside · 10-12-2005, 08:28 PM

They are clueless with their comments. They should learn more about a species before pointing a finger at someone.

Shark Tagger · 10-12-2005, 08:53 PM

Everyones entitles to their own opinion. One must understand the difference between a swordfish and marlin and the fishery involved also.

Just my .02

CaptKen · 10-12-2005, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ian Burrett

You guys ought to look at the comments made on a Forum in the UK about this fish

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/ubb/ulti...c;f=2;t=006071

I went and read the 2 pages worth, I am taken back, I just wonder if any of these people have even the slightest clue how many die on a longline every day all over the world ?
Are they pissed that we bring one home to eat ? Im sure if they had a fishery like this at thier back door there would more than a few comming home to eat.
The sport fisherman is a scratch on the surface compared to hired killers called longliners.
Ken

Venice Tunaman · 10-12-2005, 09:15 PM

Great catch indeed.

I would like to see recreational anglers do more catch and release, but as you have stated, we dont even scratch the surface so the releases are pretty much only for our morals, as there is a good chance that fish could be picked up on a longline to the north.

Ive been out swordfishing off south florida now about a dozen times, of those dozen times we had a few nights with only a bite or 2, and other nights with just one bite in which we boated a fish. I still think this fishery has a long way to go, but it sure is a prize for the florida guys.

Too bad we cant control what goes on in international waters. I'll be lucky if I ever hook a white marlin in my lifetime.

Released100 · 10-12-2005, 09:26 PM

That is the problem, we cant regulate what goes on overseas, and makes us look like iddiots.

You rec guys in FL are doing a good job by reporting your catch and keeping tabs on the closed zones.

I am a big catch and release guy, as I prefer to see a fish swim away than dead in my boat, but I don't blame the recreational guys that swordfish one bit, as it is compeltely legal and insufficent to the quota.

I bet tonight there might be 1 to 5 recreational boats out there right now that might boat 3 fish total if they are lucky.

Whereas there are probably a dozen plus longline boats setting gear to the north.

Tightlines

purplefunk · 10-12-2005, 10:55 PM

their freakin wankers mate....id like to see one of them fight swordy on stand up 80w for 4 hours...hahahahaha...dont stress em...they to ignorant to see that we do not waste this fish at all they feed so many people in this community!!! thanks

527 SWORD · 10-13-2005, 12:29 AM

WOW! I was the one who caught the fish, and I can't believe what those guys had to say! To each his own, but I'd like to see them release a fish that size, and if anyone was wondering, all the meat is going to good use. I know alot of people who are going to eat good for the next few days! Here's a few more pics:

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Shark Tagger · 10-13-2005, 01:30 AM

Welcome to the forum.. any details to how you caught her?

10-11-2005, 10:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bunchabones Grunt Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Jupiter Posts: 2	527 Pound Swordfish Caught By Teen No details yet, but 520 something was weighed at Sialfish marina this morning

10-11-2005, 10:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Beerman Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stuart, FL Posts: 627	Heard about it too!! __________________ Word of Wisdom: Many a problem will solve itself, if we forget it and go FISHING!!!!

10-11-2005, 04:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
LegalLimit Lines In Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stuart Posts: 92	Love to hear the details. __________________

10-11-2005, 04:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
J.P Freeman Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FLA Boat: 19 ft. Century Best Catch: 400 lbs. club Occupation: USCG Posts: 289	thats awesome, lets see some pics. __________________ If it ain't shartruse, it ain't no use.

10-11-2005, 07:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mike Grander Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Boat: Coming Soon! Best Catch: 250lb Swordfish Posts: 1,339	Great artwork there Drew. I'll be fishing this one with my team. __________________ Fishing Reports At ReelReports.com \| Need A Website? - Strategic Web Marketing Solutions

10-11-2005, 10:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Shark Tagger Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny Isles Best Catch: 475lb Mako Occupation: Engineering Posts: 920	Sweet. Thanks for the report. Thats a monster.

10-11-2005, 01:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Verado06 Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Miami and New Orleans Posts: 483	I have a friend sending me pictures shortly... said the fish was over 100 inches LJFL.. we shall see.

10-11-2005, 06:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Darkside Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 396	Friends of mine that work at the marina called this morning! 527lbs was the weight and can't wait to see pics. Nov 5 leg 2 for HYDRO GLOW TOURNAMENT More info at www.fullmoonadventuresinc.com

10-12-2005, 04:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
Shark Tagger Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny Isles Best Catch: 475lb Mako Occupation: Engineering Posts: 920	Here's a pic from the other forum of the 500lber

10-12-2005, 05:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Texas Popper Grunt Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 28	That is a nice one. Was the bill broken? or is it just the angle?

10-12-2005, 07:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ian Burrett Grunt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Scotland Boat: fishing, fishing ,fishing, and Guiness Occupation: Charter Skipper Posts: 5	You guys ought to look at the comments made on a Forum in the UK about this fish http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/ubb/ulti...c;f=2;t=006071 __________________ PUT IT BACK www.save-our-sharks,org

10-12-2005, 08:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
Darkside Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 396	They are clueless with their comments. They should learn more about a species before pointing a finger at someone.

10-12-2005, 08:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
Shark Tagger Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny Isles Best Catch: 475lb Mako Occupation: Engineering Posts: 920	Everyones entitles to their own opinion. One must understand the difference between a swordfish and marlin and the fishery involved also. Just my .02

10-12-2005, 09:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
Venice Tunaman Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Venice Louisiana Posts: 205	Great catch indeed. I would like to see recreational anglers do more catch and release, but as you have stated, we dont even scratch the surface so the releases are pretty much only for our morals, as there is a good chance that fish could be picked up on a longline to the north. Ive been out swordfishing off south florida now about a dozen times, of those dozen times we had a few nights with only a bite or 2, and other nights with just one bite in which we boated a fish. I still think this fishery has a long way to go, but it sure is a prize for the florida guys. Too bad we cant control what goes on in international waters. I'll be lucky if I ever hook a white marlin in my lifetime.

10-12-2005, 09:26 PM	#17 (permalink)
Released100 Grunt Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1	That is the problem, we cant regulate what goes on overseas, and makes us look like iddiots. You rec guys in FL are doing a good job by reporting your catch and keeping tabs on the closed zones. I am a big catch and release guy, as I prefer to see a fish swim away than dead in my boat, but I don't blame the recreational guys that swordfish one bit, as it is compeltely legal and insufficent to the quota. I bet tonight there might be 1 to 5 recreational boats out there right now that might boat 3 fish total if they are lucky. Whereas there are probably a dozen plus longline boats setting gear to the north. Tightlines

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10-12-2005, 10:55 PM	#18 (permalink)
purplefunk Lines In Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 53	their freakin wankers mate....id like to see one of them fight swordy on stand up 80w for 4 hours...hahahahaha...dont stress em...they to ignorant to see that we do not waste this fish at all they feed so many people in this community!!! thanks

10-13-2005, 12:29 AM	#19 (permalink)
527 SWORD Grunt Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1	527.25 WOW! I was the one who caught the fish, and I can't believe what those guys had to say! To each his own, but I'd like to see them release a fish that size, and if anyone was wondering, all the meat is going to good use. I know alot of people who are going to eat good for the next few days! Here's a few more pics: [/img]

10-13-2005, 01:30 AM	#20 (permalink)
Shark Tagger Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sunny Isles Best Catch: 475lb Mako Occupation: Engineering Posts: 920	Welcome to the forum.. any details to how you caught her?

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