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Crazy Fishing Video

I think I prefer the sitting around drinking beer method. . .

That one has been around for a while and has fake written all over it.

Well, the camera already being underwater to film his grab would give the fake argument some weight, but wasn't this guy on Letterman recently?

I don't know Charles, but that guy jumped out of a boat and onto an already caught and released very tired swordfish and a buddy filmed and edited it, no two ways about it. Another one shows a guy just off of the beach with a 'hand caught' swordy, dang fish looks almost dead in that one. A fresh swordfish would have had those men dragged to Cuba from Miami in real life.

I know he didn't actually 'land' the fish but since the conversation went that way I'll just add that if you have ever tangled with a swordfish on a fishing line, there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY any human,not even in their pinnacle of physical fitness, would have the strength and especially the stamina to defeat a healthy swordfish in a battle of one on one, physical willpower.

I had the advantage of good gear and an experienced boat pilot to help me play the one swordfish I ever got hooked up with and I was still defeated. The line broke but I can't blame the line. I was inexperienced but mostly the fish just literally tired me out until I could no longer react quick enough to maintain control. I gained a great respect for this animals strength and tenacity that day.

Edited to add: And oh ya, there is that breathing underwater thing.

That's funny. I have landed a few marlin (don't know that that was a sword fish?) after hours of fighting and Murph is right - not a chance of that happening. Marlin eat small tuna and other torpedo with fins - real fast swimmers. They routinely launch their bodies far out of the water and can dance on top the water with their tails. That baby marlin he had - if not recently landed and being released - would have stabbed him with his dorsal find upon landing, and then drug his ass to the abyss.
Just ask the families of those men that have gotten their hands tangled in the leader when landing a marlin and were pulled to their deaths.

Nope, you are right Zimm ... that is indeed a little marlin. I shouldn't have, but I was generalizing whenever I called it a swordfish. I'd like to see that guy attempt to ride mom or pop marlin like that, Abyss would have been his new last name.

If swimming with a marlin was such fun, they could not sell these, designed to cut the leader when you are attached for the ride of your life...straight down!
Safety Hook-Knife

Who knew fishing could be so hazardous to your health!