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4/13/11 Big Daytime Swordfish in Islamorada, Bud n Marys
Capt. Richard Stanczyk
April 16, 2011
Islamorada - Saltwater Fishing Report
About two months ago I received an email from a German big game fishing enthusiast. His name was Jens Laub. He said he had caught all sorts of big bill fish; blue marlin, black marlin, white marlin, sailfish, but never a broadbill swordfish. I told him I thought if we had a few days to fish, I could get him a few shots. So we left yesterday morning at 7 a.m. in search of his first daytime swordfish. On the very first drop we hook up. After 20 minutes Jens catches a sword about 100 lbs. He was ecstatic, his Florida Fishing Trip was a success! We fish the next couple hours and get a couple of bites, but couldn't keep them on. It's about lunch time now and we drop back down. After a couple of minutes the rod loads up, the 80 lb Tuf Line starts scoping up, and Jens gets in the chair and goes to work. After about 30 minutes I see a splash, I thought it might be a porpoise because there was quite a few around in the area, but then it jumps again, and I realize it's our swordfish, jumping 1000 feet away! I could tell it was a big fat fish. After an hour we get the fish about 20 feet away, get all of our LP lights off, and get a good look at the fish. I tell Jens the fish is over 300 lbs. The fish dives deep, but Jens keeps tight on him, cranking and pumping as much as possible. After 2 hours Jens gets the fish boat side and we sink the gaffs into the big sword. Back at the dock the sword weighed in at 321 lbs! Congrats Jens!
Capt. Nick Stanczyk
305-481-0366
[email protected]
http://www.budnmarys.com
Islamorada Fishing Forecast:
Good, april is here, so are the big fish!
Target Species:
swordfish, dolphin, tuna
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