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Swordfishing Off Miami, FL - KnotNancy - 11-12-2002
[font "Arial"][size 2]Swordfish continue to be the prime target of many anglers here in South Florida. All summer long, calm seas made for pleasant fishing conditions. As we get later into the Fall and then Winter, windy conditions will make sea conditions very uncomfortable. During this time, we'll be looking for that day or two between fronts when the seas will calm down enough to get out and catch a few swordfish. This evening, we had our baits in the water by 6:45 pm. The radio was buzzing with boats hooking up to the north of us. At 7:05 pm, the rod with the squid bait fished 150' down took off and we caught, photographed, and released a small swordfish that was below the minimum legal length. Despite its small size, the sword gave the 50# outfit a pretty good workout. Their power and speed is amazing. We got a new bait out and before we knew it, 8:05 pm rolled around and the deep (250') rod with a live blue runner took off. While my angler was winding as fast as he could, I saw the fish swim past the Hydro Glow light and head for the bow. It swam under the boat and then circled back out to sea before making a spectacular jump and then racing toward the stern of the boat. In the process, it caught the line on the bow rod and before we could untangle the lines, it added enough pressure to pull the hook from the fish's mouth. We untangled the lines, put out fresh baits, and wondered if there was going to be a 9:05 pm bite. It didn't happen and we headed back in at 10:00 pm very happy with hooking 2 fish and landing 1. Enough just can't be said about the power and speed of this beautiful species of fish. They are just AWESOME!! If you want to experience swordfishing up close and personal, give me a call and lets get out there and catch 'em.[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2][/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Captain Dave Kostyo[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]Knot Nancy Fishing Charters[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]305 620-5896 Charter[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][size 2]305 732-2628 Beeper[/size][/font] [font "Arial"][#800080][size 2][url "http://www.knotnancy.com"]www.knotnancy.com[/url][/size][/#800080][/font] [font "Arial"][#0000ff][size 2][url "mailto:nkostyo@bellsouth.net"]nkostyo@bellsouth.net[/url][/size][/#0000ff][/font]
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