More Swords from Venice LA 3/3

knotreel · 09-01-2006, 11:21 AM

We had what I would call a perfect trip, 3/3 on swords plus some warm up tuna. We got offshore about 4 pm wed and caught some livies at a rig not far from our sword spot. Then put two nice 100-110 tunas in the boat including some downtime as we had to let one re-take as much line as he wanted so we could cut and splice the line to an unbroken rod. We told him not to to lift too high....... but.
Next Capt Eddie Burger and myself annouced our plans to our crew that we were taking them to a new spot rather that the spot that we had be catching them in. their reply,...... bull sh_t!!..... we will have to wait till next time for some exploring, or get a new crew or both.
At the "old" spot first drift the shallow line got quickly picked up, we got tight and put a 51" in the boat. continued the drift, nothing. We Re set to start deeper. a 62" snatched an swallowed our bait, after some good pressure he came in after about 30 min. Then after another re-set the deep line got hit just after puting the rod in the holder, 47" brought to the boat and released after some serious reviving. He had apparently gone after the weight and got really tangled up. We at first thought we had killed him but he came back and swam away fine.That was it. I hate it then the boat's fuel milage goes to crap because of a loaded fish box.
Ron White

swordstalker · 09-01-2006, 11:28 AM

Great report. Seems like the LA fishery is being discovered. Any pics?

Relentless33 · 09-01-2006, 04:38 PM

Sweet trip

knotreel · 09-01-2006, 05:32 PM

Swordstalker, We have some pics but I haven't figured out hoe to attach them? Is there a free site to put the pics on so that this site can link to them? This last trip make it look really easy, but that's fishing.
Ron

Relentless33 · 09-01-2006, 06:16 PM

Put them into the gallery and I will do the rest. Go to gallery, then upload. Then let me know

knotreel · 09-01-2006, 07:06 PM

OK Relentless, three pics are there , 51" 62" and a tuna

Relentless33 · 09-01-2006, 07:11 PM

Tuna:

62 inch:

51 inch:

Relentless33 · 09-01-2006, 07:11 PM

Sweet fish!!!

Congrats !!!!

knotreel · 09-01-2006, 10:23 PM

THanks Relentless for the help.
OK captions for the pics.
First is Matt "rod breaker" Thomas, aka: beaver
Next is Big Jon Goeckel with his nice sword
Last but not least , holding the 51" is Capt. Eddie Burger the sword whisperer. AND Capt. Charlie Durand aka Capt. Lucky. So now the truth is out, we cheated, we had the guy with the golden horse shoe (put where he needs it).
I've been interested and talking swords for a couple of years but those tuna had me under their spell, I now fell a strong pull to the dark side and think I am a goner. I am for sure singing to the choir on this.
Ron

Verado06 · 09-02-2006, 09:57 AM

So which fish fights harder pound for pound? 100 pound yellowfin or 100 pound swordfish?

I have yet to tackle with any good size yellowfins...

knotreel · 09-02-2006, 01:32 PM

My take is that a sword pulls harder than the equal weight tuna, but the sword gives it up quicker. The ones we caught so far can be broken ,once that happens they come up to the boat. Larger tuna on the other hand can hang swimming on their sides tantillizingly close and even at end game they are still moving when you hit them. The swords heart seems small, especiallycompared to the tuna's heart?
Well, I am just a beginner sword fisherman but that is what it looks like to me now.
My friend Capt. Eddie Burger called me this AM about his trip last night, he got a 200# in the boat that he hooked and boated while fighting a much bigger one that after 2 1/2 hours eventually got broken off from the line snagging the bow eye. He said it had to be well over 300# , he is sick now. He had the leader oh so close. Since none of us have got one this big yet, the getting the leader may not have been the end but.....?
Oh boy, I'm getting excited just thinking about that.

Relentless33 · 09-02-2006, 06:50 PM

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

JahMussa · 09-02-2006, 11:37 PM

NIce job Ron! Congrats to your crew and to Eddie for finally finding a fish bigger than 60 inches

-Tek

knotreel · 09-03-2006, 05:43 PM

this just in: Eddie Burger is on fire!! Four more last nite!! He is up to 11 or 12 THIS WEEK!!! two biggest were 57" and 56" releasted two smaller.
He hasn't been able to get on this board for some reason so hopefully he will get connected and give the details.
WTG Capt. EDDIE

sworddoc · 09-03-2006, 06:51 PM

Awesome! Nice job on the pics, too, Jr. Those big allison fins are so cool. No wonder they're so hard to move. Caught a lot of them that size in the NE canyons and they're brutal.

Relentless33 · 09-04-2006, 03:40 AM

Not a problem

09-01-2006, 11:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
knotreel Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Louisiana Boat: Hammer, 30' custom cc Posts: 26	More Swords from Venice LA 3/3 We had what I would call a perfect trip, 3/3 on swords plus some warm up tuna. We got offshore about 4 pm wed and caught some livies at a rig not far from our sword spot. Then put two nice 100-110 tunas in the boat including some downtime as we had to let one re-take as much line as he wanted so we could cut and splice the line to an unbroken rod. We told him not to to lift too high....... but. Next Capt Eddie Burger and myself annouced our plans to our crew that we were taking them to a new spot rather that the spot that we had be catching them in. their reply,...... bull sh_t!!..... we will have to wait till next time for some exploring, or get a new crew or both. At the "old" spot first drift the shallow line got quickly picked up, we got tight and put a 51" in the boat. continued the drift, nothing. We Re set to start deeper. a 62" snatched an swallowed our bait, after some good pressure he came in after about 30 min. Then after another re-set the deep line got hit just after puting the rod in the holder, 47" brought to the boat and released after some serious reviving. He had apparently gone after the weight and got really tangled up. We at first thought we had killed him but he came back and swam away fine.That was it. I hate it then the boat's fuel milage goes to crap because of a loaded fish box. Ron White __________________ Ron White (Hammer) My boat building project website www.concentric.net/~knotreel

09-01-2006, 05:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
knotreel Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Louisiana Boat: Hammer, 30' custom cc Posts: 26	Swordstalker, We have some pics but I haven't figured out hoe to attach them? Is there a free site to put the pics on so that this site can link to them? This last trip make it look really easy, but that's fishing. Ron __________________ Ron White (Hammer) My boat building project website www.concentric.net/~knotreel

09-01-2006, 07:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
knotreel Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Louisiana Boat: Hammer, 30' custom cc Posts: 26	pics uploaded OK Relentless, three pics are there , 51" 62" and a tuna __________________ Ron White (Hammer) My boat building project website www.concentric.net/~knotreel

09-01-2006, 10:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
knotreel Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Louisiana Boat: Hammer, 30' custom cc Posts: 26	THanks Relentless for the help. OK captions for the pics. First is Matt "rod breaker" Thomas, aka: beaver Next is Big Jon Goeckel with his nice sword Last but not least , holding the 51" is Capt. Eddie Burger the sword whisperer. AND Capt. Charlie Durand aka Capt. Lucky. So now the truth is out, we cheated, we had the guy with the golden horse shoe (put where he needs it). I've been interested and talking swords for a couple of years but those tuna had me under their spell, I now fell a strong pull to the dark side and think I am a goner. I am for sure singing to the choir on this. Ron __________________ Ron White (Hammer) My boat building project website www.concentric.net/~knotreel

09-02-2006, 01:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
knotreel Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Louisiana Boat: Hammer, 30' custom cc Posts: 26	My take is that a sword pulls harder than the equal weight tuna, but the sword gives it up quicker. The ones we caught so far can be broken ,once that happens they come up to the boat. Larger tuna on the other hand can hang swimming on their sides tantillizingly close and even at end game they are still moving when you hit them. The swords heart seems small, especiallycompared to the tuna's heart? Well, I am just a beginner sword fisherman but that is what it looks like to me now. My friend Capt. Eddie Burger called me this AM about his trip last night, he got a 200# in the boat that he hooked and boated while fighting a much bigger one that after 2 1/2 hours eventually got broken off from the line snagging the bow eye. He said it had to be well over 300# , he is sick now. He had the leader oh so close. Since none of us have got one this big yet, the getting the leader may not have been the end but.....? Oh boy, I'm getting excited just thinking about that. __________________ Ron White (Hammer) My boat building project website www.concentric.net/~knotreel

09-01-2006, 11:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
swordstalker Hooked Up Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Deerfield Beach, FL Boat: 36 Yellowfin "Nauti Girl" Best Catch: My Wife Occupation: Self Employed Posts: 411	Great report. Seems like the LA fishery is being discovered. Any pics?

09-01-2006, 04:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword Posts: 3,014	Sweet trip

09-01-2006, 06:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword Posts: 3,014	Put them into the gallery and I will do the rest. Go to gallery, then upload. Then let me know

09-01-2006, 07:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword Posts: 3,014	Tuna: 62 inch: 51 inch:

09-01-2006, 07:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword Posts: 3,014	Sweet fish!!! Congrats !!!!

09-02-2006, 09:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
Verado06 Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Miami and New Orleans Posts: 484	So which fish fights harder pound for pound? 100 pound yellowfin or 100 pound swordfish? I have yet to tackle with any good size yellowfins...

09-02-2006, 06:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword Posts: 3,014	:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

09-02-2006, 11:37 PM	#13 (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	NIce job Ron! Congrats to your crew and to Eddie for finally finding a fish bigger than 60 inches -Tek __________________ www.ILoveSwordfishing.com

09-03-2006, 05:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
knotreel Lines In Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Louisiana Boat: Hammer, 30' custom cc Posts: 26	this just in: Eddie Burger is on fire!! Four more last nite!! He is up to 11 or 12 THIS WEEK!!! two biggest were 57" and 56" releasted two smaller. He hasn't been able to get on this board for some reason so hopefully he will get connected and give the details. WTG Capt. EDDIE __________________ Ron White (Hammer) My boat building project website www.concentric.net/~knotreel

09-03-2006, 06:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
sworddoc Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vero Beach Best Catch: 848lb Mako Occupation: Eye surgeon Posts: 135	Awesome! Nice job on the pics, too, Jr. Those big allison fins are so cool. No wonder they're so hard to move. Caught a lot of them that size in the NE canyons and they're brutal.

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