There Are No Boundaries in the Ocean

Summer is heating up, and so is offshore fishing! We can expect excellent swordfish fishing and mutton snapper fishing throughout the summer with some mahi mahi mixed in. The unpredictable weather we experienced this spring continues to provide, creating less pressure on our recreational swordfish fishery by offering limited days to capitalize on this red-hot bite.

I had the opportunity to take advantage of the springtime push with three trips, each doubling up on swordfish weighing over 150 lbs. On the fourth trip, we managed to reel in an absolute sea monster, but lost it at the lead after a three-hour fight! On this same trip, we helped my new friends catch their first-ever swordfish on the buoy.

It's very rare, yet not unheard of, to catch giant bigeye tuna and bluefin tuna on the sword grounds, and we suspect that’s what we lost on this last trip, judging by how this fish was fighting and peeling drag off the LP with over 25 lbs. of drag applied.

There are no boundaries in the ocean; each trip holds the possibility of catching that next once-in-a-lifetime fish. We have little control over what happens out there, so it's best to control what you can and use the best gear possible to be prepared for that fish of a lifetime with the Gulfstream Custom Rod Co. as your trusted outfitter.