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Swordfishing: Paco’s Caribbean Squid

December 17, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

swordfishing bait

Staff Report

If you’ve tried your luck daytime swordfishing, then you know exactly what it is about this crazy fishery that intrigues the imagination when pursuing a genuine sea monster more than 1,500 feet below the surface. In efforts to increase our bite to catch ratio, daytime tactics across the East Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean have evolved tremendously to suit the specific conditions encountered offshore. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, Gulf of Mexico, Tackle Tagged With: caribbean fishing, squid bait, swordfish tackle, swordfishing

Why I Fish a Center Console

November 29, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

center console

By Capt. Nick Stanzcyk

I grew up fishing on our family boat, Catch 22. It was a 48’ Marine Management, your average charter boat with twin diesels, AC, bathroom and a 15-knot cruise. We fished every Sunday and then would travel to the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos for a few weeks each summer. In 2003, my family upgraded to a 54’ Blackwell. The boat was bigger, faster, and much more comfortable. The only bad news was there was a big price to pay for the added comfort with the increased fuel burn and maintenance costs.

I got my captain’s license in 2003 and my family was addicted to swordfishing already at that time. Most of the fishing was at night but my dad, uncle and their friends were slowly cracking the code for daytime swordfishing here in Florida.

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Filed Under: Boats, Featured Stories, Fishing Tagged With: Center Console, nick stanzcyk, Offshore Fishing, outboard, swordfishing

Defiance Repeats as 2021 Swordfish Cup Champions

July 29, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Photo courtesy Swordfish Cup

Swordfish Cup, July 29, 2021—Team Defiance won the global Swordfish Cup for the second year in a row after boating a broadbill that weighed 318.5 pounds (144.8 kilos). The fish was caught off New Zealand and was officially recorded at the Whangaroa  Sport Fishing Club in Whangaroa. Greg Haliday was the angler and Guy Sutherland is the captain of the 64 Viking. The Swordfish Cup is presented by Fly Zone Fishing and RJ Boyle Studio.

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Filed Under: Fishing, General News, News, Press Releases, Tournament Results Tagged With: 2021 swordfish cup, new zealand fishing, Offshore Fishing, swordfishing

Gray FishTag Research to Hold First-Ever Southeast Suzuki Invitational Swordfish Tagging Expedition

April 27, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Gray FishTag Research, a not for profit, all species, international tagging program, will be holding the first-ever Southeast Suzuki Invitational Swordfish Tagging Expedition—SwordQuest. Mike Lund and Mike Lardani, owners of Outboard Specialties in Pompano Beach will be sponsoring the program in an effort to continue swordfish research work in Southeast Florida.

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Filed Under: General News, News, Press Releases Tagged With: fishing tournament, outboards, suzuki, swordfishing

Chef’s Take: Making the Most of Swordfish

September 3, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

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Filed Under: Featured Stories Tagged With: fish recipe, swordfish, swordfish recipe, swordfishing

The United States of Swordfishing: Where, How Around the States

March 26, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

Where and how to techniques of sword fishing

By Ric Burnley

Somewhere in Southeast Asia, who knows how long ago, an angler in a canoe dangled a bait from a kite and kite fishing was invented. Centuries later, an angler in Japan installed a 30-foot-tall pole in his boat to suspend lures for tuna. The pole was painted green. Across the world, probably Latin or Central America, a captain ordered his crew to deploy 36 teasers on a metal frame to attract marlin.

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Each of these discoveries proved to be so effective, word spread [Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing, General News, News, Techniques Tagged With: north america, records, swordfish, Swordfish Records, swordfishing, swordfishing tips, united states

Swordfishing Squid Tip

January 7, 2015 By InTheBite Editor

Squid2-copyAs featured in our June 2014 issue of InTheBite Magazine

Squid Tie & Crimp

Captain Matt Reed

Booby Trap

Supplies Needed: Squid, Rigging Floss and Crimp

Here is a tip Captain Matt Reed demonstrated to the attendees of the annual “Get Tight Sucka” Texas Swordfish Seminar held each year to benefit “Everyday Heroes” veterans association. Besides taking time to show every detail of stitching together a squid bait, Captain Reed made a point to detail one of the final stages of rigging this bait. Slide a crimp down the leader and after your final stitch near the [Read more…]

Filed Under: Tackle Tips Tagged With: Squid, squid rig, swordfishing

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