Harpooning Sword Fish

An 8 day trip to Georges Banks fishing for sword fish. Harpooning sword fish is an old method used when the fish are sunning themselves in the warmer top water. This trip was a good trip, calm waters, warm breeze, and lots of ocean life. Hope you enjoy.
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[@markhuskey6757]

Well done. A sustainable fishery, done with precision. 0 bycatch, low environmental impact. Sign me up!

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[@raymafnas47]

Nothing like getting it done old school! 👍👍👍👍👍🍻🍻

[@jerryswallow]

good memories, that,s how it is done, i used to go with my uncle in the 50,s boat a bit smaller, and at times they went off the boat in a dory, to harpoon, nice video

[@OceanicGyogō]

46 people that disliked this video are vegetarians lol 😆

[@xreaper_9029]

Good job striking darrell . 👍

[@codynapier1001]

I can hear my captain yelling....pull that fucking line up now the fish is bruising!

[@drewandcharlie7583]

This is straight outta the 1800s. Fishing rod? We need no stinking fishing rod!

[@lamron2565]

A little oil for the block and tackle, please.

[@OceanicGyogō]

Lol 😆 just what I was gonna say 😆

[@maineoutdoorsman677]

Pole the harpoon an the tip called a dart an it's supposed too go all the way through an turn sideways so not too lose ur Fish

[@jeffthompson4460]

Hard way to swordfish and how many do the tigers and makos eat while it’s pulling buoys around the ocean thanks good video I now appreciate my penn 80

[@lcarus42]

I thought the same thing but I guess its not that common. Sharks avoid swordfish out of fear of injury from what I was told by the fisherman. They also watch the buoy on radar for when it stops moving minimizing the time they just float around.

[@michaeljordon704]

why are the marlin at the surface, they usually aren't this high up in the water, right?

[@lcarus42]

Swordfish feed in cold waters but sun themselves in the warm sun to gain energy for the hunt.

[@brianhanel6897]

Are you operating on the west coast the gulf of Mexico or the east coast

[@lcarus42]

North Atlantic by Georges Banks

[@mcriser]

Are you guys using the dog collars for tracking your high flyers?

[@lcarus42]

sure are.

[@mcriser]

Great idea!!!

[@mcriser]

OMG I feel like a jackas$ for not doing that...I live in Louisiana and have 6 tracking collars for my hunting dogs.

[@tinynoggin]

and i thought sword fish were caught in deep - very deep water as seen in other YT videos.

[@andrewporter4636]

tinynoggin they are,but in warmer weather they come Indore to feed on all the bait.fish & after they gorge themselves they skim the surface digesting ,shitting & sleeping . Not paying as much attention to their surroundings as they usually do & it was much easier to stick. That was 40 years ago & nobody that I've heard about I catching Swordfish inshore anymore. The fishery was abhsed,overdosed & the by-catch was horrendous.Last trip I went every swordfish we caught was a tiny pup,a baby PLUS the # of sea turtles & sharks,monsters who died,it was criminal,!! Rather it should have been. Almost the entire commercial fishing industry needs to be shut down now world wide.There will be NO FISH left in 12 years if it isn't stopped!!!!

[@noahnolten813]

Andrew Porter Andrew Porter the gill netting part of the commercial sword-fishery is what did most harm to these fish, as well as to other species not targeted but ultimately effected. These fish mature in about 4-5 years with a total lifespan of 12-15, and each time they spawn produce millions of eggs. The restrictions put on the gill net fishery has helped these fish immensely and on the harpoon side of things, doesn’t necessarily hurt the overall population, taking them one by one. According to some tag and track research, most of these fish spend about 10% of their time basking(where they can be taken by harpooners) think about what lies below.

[@lcarus42]

Noah Nolten gill nets are pretty bad but not as bad as draggers and trawlers. They clean the ocean of EVERYTHING, even ground structure. Also its one of my dreams to know what truly lies beneath the waves.

[@tevinduncangrappy2167]

Quick😊d G😊😊

[@ducnguyen1431]

Phí quá, bộ lòng ruột cá ngon như vậy mà vứt đi ah

[@brianhanel6897]

Nobody should comment on sticking sward fish unless they have done it as it's. not as easy as it looks

[@eddietinoga5846]

I'm from hawaii, how you guy know where to Look? That's very impressive

[@lcarus42]

where the cold water from the Labrador meets the warm waters of the Gulf. They sun themselves in the warm waters and feed in the deep cold water. Other than that, it was extremely impressive to see these guys spot the fins sometimes over 2 miles out.

[@eddietinoga5846]

Thanks for getting back, Aloha

[@bluesalamander8351]

where is the location???

[@lcarus42]

Georges Banks, East of Boston, South of Nova Scotia

[@pavijan]

Amazon river

[@eddietinoga5846]

Should kill the fish first before that guy start cutting it up. Crazy

[@lcarus42]

they do, the one that was "flapping" around did so for 8 hours after they removed the head and cleaned it. I believe the salt from the water makes the nerves react. The fish are typically dead when they bring them on board, most of the time.

[@SWhite-hp5xq]

It doesn’t even have its head.... sheesh, idk some people

[@hungdinh843]

Nước là thế giới, là cuộc sống của các loài sống dưới nước, con người tàn sát dã tâm quá mức cho phép, làm cho trời không dung, đất không tha

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[@griffinferguson3600]

I think The detachable tip is why a few got away, I'm not sure, but I bet they didn't live, a not detachable tip often kills better

[@lcarus42]

The tip detaches but is tied to a long rope with a few buoys and weights. Every fish they harpooned in this video they landed. Not sure what your experience is but, a non detachable tip is about as deadly as any other tip of similar style. However the pole will almost always pull the tip out of the fish causing you to lose the fish..

[@boysiedoherty7769]

griffin ferguson jmj

[@markmoore7042]

griffin ferguson I've caught some big fish with detachable tips

[@shawnpomeroy6349]

your an idiot i bet you never been in a boat and by the looks of it these men know exactly wtf they are doing . look at there boat fucktard

[@shanemachado1422]

Even if the dart doesn’t go all the way through if that thing turns sideways, it’s most likely not coming out, just gonna cause the fish more pain and more damage

[@williamseale]

How deep of water was this

[@lcarus42]

Over Georges Banks so mostly 300ft

[@maineoutdoorsman677]

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