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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 7:26:22 GMT -5
A local boat caught its first swordfish and posted it on the Pensacola Fishing Forum....A bucketlist fish for me...Maybe one day or night..? The swordfish fought for over an hour and a half...they are VERY strong fish...  |
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Post by Hank on May 27, 2016 17:45:23 GMT -5
Very nice... Are they good to eat.?
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2016 20:30:43 GMT -5
Wow that's cool maybe one day I'll get to go deep sea fishing!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Post by Yankee Bill on May 28, 2016 5:56:39 GMT -5
Very nice... Are they good to eat.? Yes, people eat them and they are sold in some fish markets. But there is some controversy as they are known to contain high levels of Mercury. They also contain high levels of the good Omega 3 Fatty Acids, which some health "experts" claim the benefits out weigh the negative effects of the Mercury.
I've eaten them a couple of times when I lived in New England before we were aware of the Mercury issue. Their meat has a "Steak like" texture, similar to Tuna, and can be somewhat strong tasting.
YB
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2016 21:05:21 GMT -5
I ate some last year and it was the bomb and that was my first time trying it at 50yrs old....Most larger pelagic"offshore" fish build up mercury in their meat...Pregnant women,elderly and young children should avoid
eating it..Swordfish are mainly fished for at night in over 600ft deep water....Its just an adventure being out there fishing blue water,there's no telling what is swimming out there,lol......
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Post by Richard on Jun 2, 2016 20:43:29 GMT -5
Lazr..................I have fished some 90 miles off the coast of NJ for tuna, marlin and shark and know what you mean. The water is super clear and deep and we would start fishing around 5 in the a.m. after a 5 hour drive out and with the lights on, it was neat to see tuna (and a hammerhead) swim by the stern of the boat. I did catch a white marlin but they only go around 80 lbs. Lots of yellow fin tuna in the 60 to 90 lb. class on "stand up" tackle. On one trip we caught a 109 lb. big eye tuna that got us around $700.00 at the dock.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 10:57:44 GMT -5
There is hope for you Richard....you like to fish, good to hear,lol....Cool story...
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