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re: Let's talk about swordfishing
Posted on 4/28/15 at 1:00 pm to SouthboundTiger
Posted on 4/28/15 at 1:00 pm to SouthboundTiger
Most people fish for swordfish in the spring, summer and fall. That has more to do with weather than migration.
As far as an electric reel, I don't see them being useful for two reasons. First, you don't have to fish 1500' for swords (you said you wanted to fish for them at night). I run my lines 150' and 250' at the same time. Secondly, a swordfish is a very strong mean fish. With an electric reel, it would be hard for me to finesse a sword and push the tensile strength by thumbing the reel. It would feel weird and awkward, to me. And, swords don't come up floating like bottom fish. But, if someone wanted to use one, I wouldn't care. To each his own.
As far as an electric reel, I don't see them being useful for two reasons. First, you don't have to fish 1500' for swords (you said you wanted to fish for them at night). I run my lines 150' and 250' at the same time. Secondly, a swordfish is a very strong mean fish. With an electric reel, it would be hard for me to finesse a sword and push the tensile strength by thumbing the reel. It would feel weird and awkward, to me. And, swords don't come up floating like bottom fish. But, if someone wanted to use one, I wouldn't care. To each his own.
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Posted on 4/28/15 at 1:35 pm to Sparkplug#1
Thanks for the advice Spark. I didn't know they came up that high in the water column at night. It was to my knowledge that they stayed around 3000' during the day and came up between the 1500' to 1000' range at night time.
As for the electric reel, it was just a thought since I figured I'd have to fish so deep for them. If they are more of a finesse thing, then obviously conventional is gonna be the way to go.
As for the electric reel, it was just a thought since I figured I'd have to fish so deep for them. If they are more of a finesse thing, then obviously conventional is gonna be the way to go.
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