Huge Swordfish Caught Out of San Diego by Charter

My dad heard Elvis was biting, so he jumped on a plane from Rhode Island and flew in Sunday afternoon to give some chartered fishing a go. 

Our San Diego fishing charter took off Monday morning, and after a few drifts, we were slack at 1:45 pm. Bit! 

We followed the fish for about 7 miles, and had her tail wrapped and gaffed at about 9:10 pm. After slapping hands, we scratched our heads for a few minutes trying to figure out how we were going to get this monster in the boat. 

We spent 45 minutes trying to get it in to the boat and then on to the swim platform. We were ready to give up and drag the fish in at 10:00 at night. A fun 4-hour ride back to the barn.

Out of nowhere, San Diego Air and Marine Operations flips the blue lights on right next to us trying to figure out what we’re doing in the middle of nowhere. We explained our situation and they were more than willing to come aboard and help us. The four of us were able to drag the fish into the boat together. 

We are so stoked they came along and so grateful for their help. Would have been a very long ride home without them. Fish of a lifetime and experience of a lifetime for my dad and I. 437 lb Swordfish out of San Diego...Stoked!!!