Big Swordy Caught Inshore

[Gerry Zagorski]

And it was our own Chris G former mate on the party boat Fishermen and his buddy Mike that we’re fishing a small center console out of Atlantic Highlands.

325 pounds and it apparently ate a Bluefish bait that was intended for a Giant Bluefin Tuna.

Nice work Chris and Mike. I’d love for you to share more of the details on this catch of a lifetime.

Who says Sunglass models can’t fish ��

[Skolmann]

WOW !!!!!!…..great catch.

[NoLimit]

That’s crazy - they usually don’t get that shallow during the day

[Chris G]

Haha. This did happen. This is what I posted on Instagram Gerry. Many people also know Mike from working on the Angler for many years.

Well. Never a dull moment. Myself and Captain Mike started the morning trolling around for some reported ghost BFT. After little life, we decided to hit some sea bass wrecks. As we plucked and picked we decided to head further inshore to get set up. On our way, we spotted something on top. At first glance we thought shark, and quickly deployed a live bluefish. The fish became interested and circled the boat. It came along side the boat and we both realized it was a billfish. It grabbed the bait and got a few cranks on it. While still on top, Mike threw the dart before it realized it was even hooked. We fought it on the harpoon line by hand for over an hour before we won. 325# on the scale. No spot burn but we could still see Highlands in the distance. Less than 20 miles off.

[Chris G]

Having a tough time uploading pics. Stand by

[dales529]

Great fish and job Chris. CONGRATS! Must have been a blast:D

[Tuna Tales]

Congrats on a catch of a lifetime

[Gerry Zagorski]

More pics

[Gerry Zagorski]

Haha. This did happen. This is what I posted on Instagram Gerry. Many people also know Mike from working on the Angler for many years.

Well. Never a dull moment. Myself and Captain Mike started the morning trolling around for some reported ghost BFT. After little life, we decided to hit some sea bass wrecks. As we plucked and picked we decided to head further inshore to get set up. On our way, we spotted something on top. At first glance we thought shark, and quickly deployed a live bluefish. The fish became interested and circled the boat. It came along side the boat and we both realized it was a billfish. It grabbed the bait and got a few cranks on it. While still on top, Mike threw the dart before it realized it was even hooked. We fought it on the harpoon line by hand for over an hour before we won. 325# on the scale. No spot burn but we could still see Highlands in the distance. Less than 20 miles off.

The odds of this between the fish being out of place and all the things that could have gone wrong is amazing. The fishing Gods were defiantly smiling on you and Captain Mike.

[Papasown]

Congrats to you, Chris, and Capt. Mike on this once in a lifetime catch. You both should be strutting around like the biggest roosters in the yard. Thanks for the story and pics.
You did " catch 'em up " for sure. Papa

[Jim C]

Congratulations Mike, and best wishes to and your fishing friend from Jim Custer and Archie Stewart :)

[shrimpman steve]

Ya, ya, whatever:D

Great job guys. !!!!!

[Chris G]

"I wanna welcome you all to the 10th annual Playa haters ball.... Hate. Hate hate."

Thanks for waking me up this morning dxck!! 😄😄💗

[hammer4reel]

Unreal inshore catch .
Congrats on the fish of a lifetime .

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[jmurr711]

thats awesome!

[RedBank16]

Great job, guys!

[Pennsy Guy]

That's just awesome, a triple marker that close in. Never know what one might catch or where...way to go guys!!!

[Detour66]

Congrats. What are the odds inshore, smaller boat etc etc! There seems to be a lot of bigger fish coming close to home lately. Like last years inshore Bluefin run. No one tells these fish where to swim! Just a amazing catch! WOW!