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2018, Swordfishing Tactics for Bigger Fish with RJ Boyle
2:04:02 · RJ BoyleRJ Boyle follows one swordfish of about 300 pounds from the bite in 1,750 feet to the harpoon three hours and 40 minutes later. Fighting big swordfish here means getting the lead off, giving line by hand when the fish swats, matching the circle with the boat, and finding out why this fish fought so long.
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2018, Hand Crank Swordfishing Techniques with RJ Boyle
1:02:00 · RJ BoyleHand crank swordfishing off Fort Lauderdale, in what RJ Boyle calls the hardest place in the world to fish: he fights the swordfish on a Tiagra 80, with a 15 pound lead on a second rod and a release clip. He shows where the bite shows up and what to do when the clip doesn't pop.
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2018, Daytime Swordfishing Seminar with RJ Boyle
1:54:05 · RJ BoyleIn this daytime swordfishing seminar at White's Tackle, RJ Boyle walks through the drop, from setting up four tenths of a mile up current to drifting back at 2 knots. He covers why a 10 foot bump can hold fish, the moon and time of day, and a hook set that throws out the soft mouth idea.
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2018, Daytime Swordfishing in Florida with RJ Boyle
2:15:14 · RJ BoyleDaytime swordfishing in Florida starts with the drop, and RJ Boyle shows why 1,700 feet of water can take 2,000 feet of line off South Florida. He builds a daytime swordfish rig from braid to bait, explains the stick lead and the strobes, and shows the tap that nine of ten first-timers never see.
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2026, Rigging Baits for Daytime Swordfishing
Seth HorneA swordfish bait fails in three ways. It spins, it collapses on the drop, or it tears apart on the first bill strike. Get those three right and the rest of the daytime program has a chance. Squid, belly baits, whole fish, hooks, crimps and floss, rigged the way working crews actually do it.
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2026, Fishing the Thermocline: How It Moves Fish and Bait
Seth HorneTuna, marlin, wahoo, and swordfish rarely scatter at random. They relate to a temperature break you cannot see from the deck, and where it sits decides their depth and their mood. Here is how the thermocline forms offshore, how it moves with the season, and how to fish it on purpose.
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2026, Choosing an Electric Reel for Daytime Swordfishing
Seth HorneThe daytime sword fishery runs on electric reels. But the category spans from casual deep-drop tools to purpose-built commercial machines. Understanding where each option fits, and where each one fails, is the difference between a sustainable sword program and an expensive lesson.
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2024, Separating Deep Sea Fishing from Offshore Fishing
Seth HorneMost anglers use the terms interchangeably, but deep sea fishing and offshore fishing cover very different water. One starts where the reef line ends. The other begins where the ocean floor drops away into the abyss. Knowing which you're actually doing changes everything about how you plan, what you bring, and what you're realistically going to catch.
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2023, Understanding Swordfish Migration Patterns and Behavior
Seth HorneSwordfish cross ocean basins between tropical spawning grounds and temperate feeding water, and they climb and dive through the column every day of their lives. Both movements run on patterns you can read, and reading them is most of being in the right water at the right time.
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2023, Choosing the Right Hooks for Swordfish Fishing
Seth HorneNot every hook is built for the depths where broadbill swordfish live. J-hooks, southern tuna style hooks, offset hooks, and circle hooks each perform differently at 1,200 to 1,800 feet. Knowing which one to run, in what size, and with what bait is the difference between consistently landing fish and consistently losing them.
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2023, Catching Swordfish: Daytime and Nighttime Tactics
Seth HorneFew offshore fish demand as much as a broadbill: the right rod and reel, a leader system that holds under a bill strike, a bait that survives the drop, and a fight that can run for hours. This is the swordfish program, built from real time on the water.
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2023, Broadbill Swordfish: Biology, Behavior, and Fishing Tactics
Seth HorneXiphias gladius is the only member of its family, and it earns the isolation. Heated retinas that work at 1,500 feet, a bill built for lateral strikes, and a migration that spans the water column every single day. Every strange thing about this fish explains something about how you catch it.
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2023, How to Catch Swordfish: Techniques, Tackle, and Tactics
Seth HorneTwo methods put swordfish in the boat: dropping baits into their daytime holding zone at 1,200 to 1,800 feet, and drifting for them after dark when they rise. This covers where they hold, what tackle reaches them, how the leader system is built, and where each method breaks down.
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2022, Swordfishing in South Florida and the Florida Keys
Seth HorneThe daytime swordfishery was born in the Gulf Stream between Miami and Key West, and it is still the most consistent on the planet. Where the grounds are, when the season peaks, what a day out there looks like, and how to think about fishing the Keys.
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2021, Deep Dropping for Daytime Swordfish
Seth HorneLead is not a spec, it is a steering wheel. Ten to twelve pounds gets you started, and the line angle tells you the rest. Structure, current, drift, and the drop sequences that put a bait on the bottom clean instead of balled up in the dark.
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2020, Fighting and Landing Big Swordfish
Seth HorneA giant swordfish settles in and uses the water column against you, and the mistakes a small fish forgives it punishes for good. How to know you are into one, survive the slack-line moment that loses fish, work it up through the thermocline, and finish it at the boat.
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