Swordfishing

Catching a swordfish can be one of the greatest accomplishments even a seasoned angler can experience.  Sword fishing off the East Coast of Florida has rebounded in recent years due to a closure on long lining.  Up until recent years sword fishing was done at night only because of their nocturnal feeding habits.  Night time fishing is an awesomely unique experience.  Fishing multiple baits with lighted balloons for bait markers offers our anglers an opportunity to fight a gladiator battle in the swordfish’s environment.  Until recently this was the only method used.  “Daytiming” as it is called is a method used to fish for swordfish during the day.  One Bait is fished on the bottom near structure typically in depths exceeding 1300ft.  On a day trip, drifts are made hoping to entice a bite from a big fish.  You hope for a bite a day “Daytiming” with 3-4 bites being an exceptional day.  But all it takes is one when the fish is over 150lbs.  Nighttime fishing can produce twice as many opportunities because of the number of baits fished.

By-catch includes Dolphin, Shark, Escolar, Sailfish and Wahoo.