500-pound swordfish caught in the Florida Keys, family says it took 5 hours to reel in
By Carson Zorn
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FLORIDA KEYS, Florida (WBBH) — A nearly 500-pound swordfish was pulled from the waters of the Florida Keys during a charter boat trip.
Captain Jose Rodriguez is from Cape Coral and works as a charter fishing captain in the Florida Keys.
Rodriguez recently brought a Pennsylvania family out on the water, as they were celebrating their son’s upcoming high school graduation.
While on the boat, Rodriguez and the family caught a 480-pound swordfish. It took them more than five hours to reel in the almost quarter-ton fish from the water.
Despite the grueling process, the experience gave Rodriguez and a Midwestern family a trip they’ll never forget.
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