Florida fishing boat captain reels in 757-pound swordfish

UPI ^ | April 18, 2019 / 11:31 AM | By Ben Hooper

[1Old Pro]

757 pounds.....That’s a lotta swordfish steaks!......................

a lot of $$$

[Red Badger]

Current local price for swordfish steaks is $11.99/lb................

https://www.joepattis.com/shop/select-quantity.cfm?productnum=6634

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

I’m guessing a talking head doesn’t know the difference between a harpoon and a flying gaff.

Did you read the skipper's own account?

He called it a harpoon, too.

[Larry Lucido]

Don't forget the big, fighting marlin in Vermont.

[Vermont Lt]

No sane person would throw that back. At a fish monger, that sucker would be worth multiple thousands of dollars.

[Delmarksman]

When I first started reading the title, my brain was expecting to read
“Florida fishing boat captain reels in 757 AR-15’s.”

[Red Badger]

From all those tragic boating accidents!...............

[Red Badger]

I guess he made a big gaff......................

[taxcontrol]

And the neighbor’s grills, and the freezer, and their freezers ...

[Daffynition]

still the all tackle world record swordfish (1,182-lbs.) caught in 1953 by Lou Marron off Iquique, Chile....

[Red Badger]

That does not look like a 1200 pound fish..................

[Daffynition]

http://www.bigmarinefish.com/photos_swordfish_pg1.html

[VastRWCon]

“””I also noted that they fought fish from rod holder...not sure that is IGFA legal either.”””

My girlfriends father would cut yer line if you did that in front of him...

[Paul R.]

I only ate swordfish once. I thought it was a lot better than tuna — it had no fishy or “gamey” taste at all. As prepared, it was more like a cross between the best chicken you ever ate and a great steak, but....

I never ate it again because other fish properly prepared are almost as good. A 3-5 lb. blue catfish out of really clean water, marinated in 7 up and then deep fried or even smoked, can be terrific, for example. IMO, trout, bluegill (out of many freshwater species), out of good water, salmon, and a whole assortment of saltwater fish can be great, and not overly “fishy” tasting at all. It’s all in the prep...

AND... (back to swordfish): They run very high in mercury, and a big one is going to be worse. “Top of the food chain.” A small one would be safer, and (for other reasons) likely better tasting, too. OTOH, if you are past 70, go for it. We are the “Tiptop of the food chain” & relatively long lived, so, for a human at 70 or older, eating that big fish probably will not do much more damage.

[Red Badger]

The 1200 pound fish pic is the ONE that won’t come up!...............

[Red Badger]

[Roccus]

Don’t think that’s the record fish in that pic.

Note the set in that rod? Prolly calcutta or bamboo with agate guides

[Calvin Locke]

There are a lot of parasites in swordfish. Just make sure it’s cooked properly. In big swordfish, they can be 1/4” or bigger in diameter (dang Bourdain for pointing it out in one of his books...)

[Rebelbase]

A guy I know grew up in the retail fish biz and said to be careful with Swordfish as doesn’t stink like other fish when it gets old and merchants want to sell everything and not throw it out.

[Calvin Locke]

After reading Bourdain, I choose other saltwater fish.