Foreign Well you won't believe this My earlier trip got canceled today so I Was looking for a boat to go out on a Beautiful day And I ended up On the broad minded with Captain Nick's Dancing And we're going sword fishing The Anglers the charter people of the Boat been kind enough to let me come Along and document this here with first Angler Andrea and Mike where are you Guys from We're from Minnesota are you Die hard swordfish fans I don't know I haven't caught one yet Okay well uh like I said thank you a lot For letting me come on it looks like a Good day we've got a good temperature Right now about 72. it's coming up we Ought to see the 80s We're heading out to no man's land see You when we get there [Music] [Music] Foreign [Music] 23 nautical miles an hour in a five foot Shop on this 42 foot boat With 1200 horsepower We're going 28 miles offshore here we go All right well 28 miles offshore we are In 1500 feet of water out on the Continental shelf in the middle of the

Gulf Stream next getting the electric Garage Get ready to drop we're plugging things In I'm here with angler Mike Mike this Is notch first rodeo this is not your Trip you've been to button married Before what are you looking for today Just seeing if we can catch a fish okay I think we can do that we got enough Stuff to do it on this 42-footer 42 foot Freeman we've got four 300 horsepower Yamahas on it we had a Pretty stiff ride out how'd you enjoy Yourself on the ride out Andrea I did it Was great okay now you guys come down to Button Mary's before and um you're from Minnesota what's it like I'm in Minnesota right now it's very cold okay So you're an avid fisherman and you're Excited to be here on Nick stands Expo Today okay stick around all these guys Get rigged up and I'll show you some of Their secrets and tricks folks he heard Me say that I'm like I now gotta get Another ride home These are these specially rigged Swordfish baits See they're laced together I'm not gonna Mess with his face These guys are busy I gotta be careful About bothering them I'm here with Captain Mike now Mike runs the boat when Nick's not on it so he's gonna he's Gonna be a mate today our mate while uh

Nick has come out of Hiatus we'll talk About that later here is another one of These plates can you tell me about this Bait your you've got Rick here Mike we Got a good little Bonita strip here Got her all sewed up wow told me that's 300 pound leader oh yeah okay yeah Got A variation of stuff I'll try to Pick through it as we go on through our Day It's a little bit sporty out here uh we Got some good swells going on but the Temperature is very comfortable and the Winds coming out of the east Southeast There a little bit And uh we're going sword fishing Now Mike you're clipping a lead off There Camper just surely to help her drop down Stay in place It's on a clip and as he reels it up he Can remove the lead reuse it I've got a 20 pounder might get a 400 Pounder may not get nothing but we're Gonna find out Now how does it feel to be back out of Here after uh taking a little time off Captain Nick that feels good if we catch A fish it'll feel even better okay You're looking good The hair well I was going to let you say That yeah I had to keep up with you you Got the you got the logo I don't know

[Music] Mike was telling me about this buoy Because it's like Jaws Tell me if I got this right Mike the Buoy is going to naturally Bob a little Bit and it's kind of a booing reverse The indication that a fish is on it is When he takes them just like how it is Right now you got to get the video on it See I'm gonna lays over on the side when it Lays up on its side then the fish is Taking the weight off of it and it's Floating back Let's test your theory [Music] Nick the raw tip is already bobbing a Little bit what's going to be the strong Indicators it's just going to slam wow Swordfish is out here drifting the Middle of the ocean and we've got a temp Outside the Rod's moving up and down We're just looking for a bite it's a Break in the rhythm of that ratchet so It just bounce use maybe half an inch or An inch that's been hitting the bait Most of the time then they got to get Them on there that's the tricky part you Know hook them with 2 000 feet of line Out but uh we're gonna sit here and keep Drifting watching that Rod tip and we See a fight try to entice them to eat it But once in a while it does bend over There just on there A lot of times those

Are foul hooked and you get some of them You lose a lot of those but See if we got a shot today All right let's do some ride watching There's a variation of baits These are Plantation key sword bits let Me see that hook That ovmc okay we don't really like a Bunch anymore but And you're gonna tie a 300 pound leader To it I believe you call that arms Length leader Yeah before we came out here Mike took In mind if I handle your bait Mike Laced this guy up A little dental floss A little dental floss he's giving him The secrets here people This is a dolphin belly Belly Bonita belly I'm gonna lay that down there We're gonna crimper that's what the Crimper's for [Music] You can tell you're fishing when you've Got a pair of crippers like this on the Boat We're hooked up on a shark fish Light And that fish starts swimming the weight Up you know on the tip of those light You want to speed up it a little bit Faster but right now you're just kind of Digging laying there just kind of level

Lines you know guide the line back and Forth Stop but the tip gets really light to Speed up towards but otherwise it sounds Good We're in 1550 feet of water drifting We've just hooked up a swordfish it's Going to take a minute to get it up Mike's on it He's an avid fisherman so we're in good Shape [Music] Now he's not reeling him up too fast He's not trying to horse him up too fast We're trying to get up and let him come Up with that lead [Applause] Small one would take forever to hand Crank up yeah We're gonna hang crazy like a breakaway Letting the light comes up it's a little Bit easier because you have to fight That light off You know a lot of things Gonna unclip it and bring it right on in The fish came off But that's about what it looks like it's Early yet we're gonna stay out here We're swordfishing All right so the captain has come back Up he's inspector debate it looks just Like it did when it went down so what The captain uh suspects is it was Probably foul hooks meaning hooked

Somewhere other than in the mouth when That happens with these guys Mike's got another one on the down rod They're all down rods but you know what I mean There's the light we'll talk about that Later it's dark down there if we put a Light on them And um We lost our fish But we're not giving up that easy right Andrea right So we brought him up from 1500 feet the Hooks were bare We're gonna reset our drift We're back out into 1600 feet of water We drifted about a mile and a half so We're just about where they were we've Had some bites we're gonna drop down Again So those are the little lights that are Down at the bait end of the leader like I said 1600 feet it is dark down there There's no light but everything's down There seems to give off some kind of Light from uh phosphorus things Little eyes So the light at the end of the bait does Attract the swordfish it brings them in Mike's actually lacing up a fresh bait All right They call me Dr Mike Dr Mike it is [Music] Foreign

[Applause] Which is like dental floss yep Like that Look at that Plantation key sword bit What a seamstress yeah Got some old socks I'm going to bring Around have you darn the holes Thanks Mike All right looks like we've had some Action on the buoy line yeah yeah Mike's Standing in that big launched Electric We're gaining on them [Music] Nick your Dart tip came off Mike this is a dark it's like a harpoon Deal And you need a little bit more than a Gaff Where he's going the wrong way we gained On him and got it within 100 feet and Now this Big Boy's taking more line back Out He's taking a run we don't want to put Much on him when that happens He is taking it he's taking it we're on To one this is a granddaddy We've had this fish on for about 20 Minutes Nick's showing him on the bottom Marker so here's a 300 feet you can see We're marking them that's probably where That thermoplan is like Uncle Mike was Saying that's so I marked there and he's Down there in his comfort zone Our women nursing this big guy in for

The better part of an hour we finally Got back up to the lead he could peel it All back out Anything could go wrong here's a good Place for it to happen [Music] Mike's passed the braid he's on to his 300 pound mono leader Mike number mate or mate Mike it's got To start out we're swordfishing Flashed a little color We can see just for a second Oh now he's taking back a line All right we're taking line back he's We're getting to the critical hour We're in the red zone [Music] All right we're on our fifth drift but Uh Mike here is dredged up some stuff That was floating around here This is the better part of a giant squid All right we're on our fifth drift as I Mentioned And we've got a fish on All right we're up to the monofilament Are we oh we're throwing a little break Scratch that All right we've got the lead in sight They're just going to continue to finger This line onto the reel [Music] Thank you I don't know It's a big fish

Just didn't We'll be back We had him up we saw the fish about a Good hundred pound fish and uh he Wouldn't come up close enough to get the Dart in it he took a run Now we haven't seen him anymore so we're Old for four on our fifth drift we'll See what happens yet Okay It's almost five o'clock with five Minutes to go [Music] Mike gets hooked up So this is going to be our last set This is what it's all about if we're Gonna get one on we're gonna get it Today we're going for Redemption not Resurrection Well the lead line is coming into sight Mike's over here working that big pen International electric reel Gotta Give these guys some room [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Captain just tagged that fish And we got one Fish Get a picture You got him Andrea a lot of work oh I Didn't give up you guys we got one how About that [Music]

It's good stuff here [Music] Questions We're gonna measure them gotta be 48 From the lower jaw to the fork 47 .'s a keeper guys he's gonna make it Back to the dock he's coming back he's Healthy and we weren't putting along It's chunky too he's got a nice belly on Him You like that one Kevin it ain't a Monster but it's a keeper and uh that's A bad luck we had earlier we're due for A break and we got one for dinner All right that's gonna wrap up our Offshore activities we got one it took All day but we got one with five minutes To go Mike the mate pulled his magic and We got illegal swordfish in the boat Let's get this guy back to the dock and Have some fun with it [Music] Thank you We made it home 40 48 miles away 48 knots on the way Home uh Pretty close to an 11 hour trip [Applause] I wanted to tell these guys thank you Well okay closer to 12 hours Big thank you to Mike the mate for uh All those intelligent answers to my Stupid questions Thank you Nick for getting me on the

Boat And the big The big thank you to our Anglers Mike And Andrea from Minnesota you got me on The boat you're making me look in front Of my boss thank you for letting me Crash your selfish party Swordfish Ah we're doing good until that thank you For letting me come along on your Swordfish trip you did a good job you're A good angler Um That's what we got it Bud Mary's Nick What if I want to a trip with you Um most of the time At the end of the day made it worthwhile So this fishing uh check it out I hope we'll see you guys down there on The boats And that's another day of fishing out of Bud and there's Marina in Islamorada the Swordfishing capital of the world [Music] Foreign [Music]

Fishing in the Florida Keys

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Fishing in the Florida Keys

The Florida keys are a great place to go for a fishing trip, especially if you are looking for some of the big fish of the Atlantic. You can target Bonefish, Amberjack, Tarpon, and more. Here are a few tips to help you get started with fishing in this area.

Tarpon

Tarpon are one of the most popular gamefish in the Florida Keys. In fact, it is possible to catch these magnificent fish all year long. They are especially active during the summer months. If you are new to tarpon fishing, you should book a trip with an experienced charter captain. He can teach you all the tricks of the trade.

There are several different techniques you can use to catch a tarpon. One of the best ways is to use topwater plugs. You can also use soft plastics or live bait. The best time to fish for tarpon in the Florida Keys is during the early spring, before they begin their migration.

During the late spring and summer, you can expect to find migratory tarpon migrating from the Marathon Key to the Marquesas Keys. However, they will remain in the Keys through the end of summer, so you can continue to fish for them.

Amberjack

Amberjack fishing in the Florida Keys is a great adventure for tourists. If you are traveling to the area, make sure you take an Amberjack fishing charter. This type of game fish is abundant in the Keys.

These large fish can weigh several hundred pounds and are a challenge to reel in. However, they are dependable eaters. Moreover, they can be tasty broiled or smoked.

The Greater Amberjack is the largest member of the Jack family. They are found in tropical waters across the world. It is commonly served in sushi restaurants as a Yellowtail.

It has a striking appearance. Typically, they display an amber stripe along their back and along the torso. Occasionally, the Greater Amberjack also has a bronze colored or light yellow stripe.

Bonefish

The Florida Keys is one of the best places to bonefish in the world. It is home to a variety of sports fish including tarpon, snook, and bonefish. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, it is important to know what to look for when angling for bonefish in Florida.

Bonefish are skittish, but not completely fearless. They are known to be the favorite prey of barracuda and sharks. But they can be difficult to catch. To make the most of your trip, follow these tips.

Use a variety of lures. Using jigs or live bait is a great way to catch bonefish. You can also use imitation flies. A perfect presentation can be the ticket to a big bite.

Be sure to use circle hooks to make releasing your fish a breeze. Also, remember to time your fight correctly. This will make a big difference in your overall catch.

Night reef fishing

Florida Keys night reef fishing is a great way to get a close look at some of the nocturnal creatures that live on these reefs. The area is teeming with exciting underwater life, and if you’re an experienced fisherman, you’ll love the challenge of battling the bigger species.

With over 600 different species of fish, the Florida Keys are a prime location for both shore-bound and deep-sea fishermen. From tuna to kingfish, sailfish to waho, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to catch what you want.

The Florida Keys have more than 100 miles of shoreline, with numerous inlets and bays. There are also piers in the waters off the Florida Keys, which offer a range of fishing options. They are great places to catch many of the popular sport fish, such as tarpon, snapper, and jacks.

Charter fishing

If you love fishing, you should consider booking a charter in the Florida Keys. This destination is home to hundreds of coral cay islands, each with its own unique fishery. Whether you want to catch a sailfish or tuna, you can find a trip that suits your budget and your fishing experience.

If you’re looking for an authentic Florida Keys fishing experience, you can’t go wrong with a trip with Bud N’ Mary’s. Their fishing fleet is the oldest in the region. They offer several options for a half day trip, as well as overnight lodging and on-site fishing equipment.

Another popular Florida Keys fishing spot is Captain Hook’s. Located in Marathon, the company offers a variety of fishing trips. Guests can also enjoy snorkeling and diving instruction.