Nicky Sinden now holds the title of biggest ever swordfish caught by a woman. The crew were using a 130-pound Non International Game Fish Association (IGFA) rated line. That’s when Stephen Stanford reeled in a 612-pound broadbill off Key Largo, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.The world record is a 1,182-pound swordfish caught May 7, 1953, in Iquique, Chile, according to the International Game Fish Association.Lussier, from Cape Coral, fought the fish for eight hours. Due to heavy fishing of both species, swordfish and tuna of great sizes are increasingly rare. I caught one the year before that tipped the scales right at 600 pounds,” Stanczyk wrote in am April 7 Facebook post.
"So she kept her piece of history, but it doesn't mean hanging up the rod.
Normally, swordfish take a lot longer [to land],” Mr Lirantzis said. I knew it was a lot bigger.”Stanczyk, who’s based at Bud ‘N’ Mary’s, an Islamorada marina owned by his father, dropped the line 1,500 feet, attached to a buoy at the surface. The host of a New Zealand fishing show has broken a 65-year-old world record by catching a monster broadbill swordfish.Nicky Sinden now holds the title of biggest ever swordfish caught by a woman.It took an hour to get it alongside but it was too big for the boat, so they towed it home. Normally, swordfish take a lot longer [to land],” Mr Lirantzis said. “There are guys who have fought them for 23 hours and 50 minutes. p. 256. “We saw it jump out, which was unusual because most of them go back down. It was the one we were after,” he said.A fish that size can, and did, feed a lot of people. The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Find the latest information at Bill and Debbie Lussier booked a swordfish trip with Islamorada fishing captain Nick Stanczyk a few months ago but had to postpone it because the wind was blowing too hard that day.They rescheduled it for March 31, and it turned out to be one for the books.Bill Lussier ended up reeling in a 757.8-pound swordfish, which broke the previous Florida record set in May 7, 1978.
Because swordfish meat is so desirable, swordfish are very susceptible to overfishing. The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. “But, this one was a lot thicker through the tail. The crew aboard the Booby Trap sport fishing boat caught what may turn out to be the largest recorded swordfish ever caught in the state. In the 1990s, North Atlantic swordfish populations dwindled to about 60 percent of target levels. ARKive The catch won’t be officially recorded because of the gear used. Wood, Gerald (1983). The host of a New Zealand fishing show has broken a 65-year-old world record by catching a monster broadbill swordfish. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood. A fisherman named Brian Barclay was holding the lucky rod. Daytime deep dropping for mega swordfish in Victoria Australia. We tow the boat five hours south to Mallacoota to chase them. A South Coast angler has landed Australia’s biggest swordfish and the second largest in the world. "I am just letting it sort of decay and little worms have a nibble, and then I am going to get it mounted.
Regularly called little bill, billfish, broadbill or espada, the swordfish by the pound has a mackerel molded body with a nose looking like a long blade making up 33% of the fishes complete length. "I am addicted to fishing and there is always going to be another fish out there," Ms Sinden said. “Once I was certain, I told everyone we had a bite. We have been blessed with this one.“The difference with this one was that it spent the whole time on the surface giving us some explosive jumps.“When we finally got it boat side, we all struggled for over an hour to get it in the boat.”Once it was in the boat, it was “all celebrations and high fives”. "This particular record hasn't been broken for 65 years so I was very happy when this fish chose my line," Ms Sinden said.She tried the living room but it was too big, so she gave it to her sponsor.Not mounted is the original sword, or broadbill, which is buried in Ms Sinden's vege garden. The catch is so significant to us that we don’t need a piece of paper,” he said. “We use a leader instead of a line because a leader makes the tackle more robust and can catch more fish on it without having to rerig. “The last couple of years I have been chasing the fish, I said I didn’t want to have to come in every night to retie our knots.” South Coast Registerhttps://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/SXxisSeUazLQeUK4SswLry/f5c090ba-f29e-4969-bb61-bad32aea2a87.jpg/r0_96_2048_1253_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg The swordfish (Xiphias gladius) can reach a maximum weight of 650 kg (1,430 lb) and length of 4.5 m (15 ft). "Ms Sinden says she never intended to keep the massive catch, but the fish was dying. “I spend 90 per cent of my time at this time of year chasing swordfish. “The difference with this one was that it spent the whole time on the surface giving us some explosive jumps. Lussier, … We tow the boat five hours south to Mallacoota to chase them. “It is then a one hour and 40 minute run to the grounds and we come in daily. "After hanging for five minutes, it actually broke the weight station and the fish plunged into the water," Ms Sinden told Newshub.It also broke two records.
Stanczyk gave a lot of the meat to his family and friends as well, but he also made a nice meal for his wife and baby daughter.“It was the best fish I’ve ever eaten,” he said.