Daytime swordfishing

[ps3102]

I was in Outdoor world today and overheard a rep talking about a charter out of Bud and Marys doing daytime swording trips. Anyone got some info on how they fish it and if it's been successful compared to nite fishing?

[snooknreds2]

Liquid Gold Miami Swordfishing Report 2/21, Daytime fish!

if you havent seen this check it out

[syxx]

I can't tell you anything about the techniques involved, but I can tell you they are far more successful than at night. I know the main guyin venezuala was only averaging a fish a day, while the crew of the catch 22 regularly catches 3 or more. The sizes are usually bigger as well, I know there best day they caught two fish around 250lbs and a smaller one. But catches in the 150-200lb range are not unusual.

[miamiangler1]

Originally Posted by ps3102

I was in Outdoor world today and overheard a rep talking about a charter out of Bud and Marys doing daytime swording trips. Anyone got some info on how they fish it and if it's been successful compared to nite fishing?

As soon as it flatens out here in miami .. I will be trying it here ... probably be the first to do it in a 16ft boat ! have no problem hitting trhe bottom ... just been to rough for me to get to the grounds ...

[DonK]

I tried it off Big Pine...didn't get a bite, but got the technique.

you can use the same rigs, but depending on current and depth you may need more weight....a lot more weight. (maybe with light current and a good captn on the motors you can slow your drift down, but we're typically in the stream!) I only dropped 2 lines with my standard rigs (weights, lights and all) then used cinder blocks to get them down to 1100-ish feet. I used 20# mono to attach the block and once down gave it a real good pull to break it off (remember that mono streches a lot, and you have plenty of line out, so don't be afraid to crank up a bit to get the block off).

that pretty much gets your rigs down. then just drift as normal.

[miamiangler1]

Originally Posted by DonK

I tried it off Big Pine...didn't get a bite, but got the technique.

you can use the same rigs, but depending on current and depth you may need more weight....a lot more weight. (maybe with light current and a good captn on the motors you can slow your drift down, but we're typically in the stream!) I only dropped 2 lines with my standard rigs (weights, lights and all) then used cinder blocks to get them down to 1100-ish feet. I used 20# mono to attach the block and once down gave it a real good pull to break it off (remember that mono streches a lot, and you have plenty of line out, so don't be afraid to crank up a bit to get the block off).

that pretty much gets your rigs down. then just drift as normal.

I got my reel filled with 1500yds of braid ... I can hit 1100 ft with 3lbs weight no problem Takes about 1and half minutes ...... just have to power drift in the current ... done this for deep dropping ... will try it for swords went seas calm down .. justwill be a battle getting a sword up from that deep !