The Booby Trap‘s guest angler Taylor Blair fought this giant swordfish, more than 400 pounds, for more than 5 hours on 80-pound conventional tackle. Angler Mike Pappas fought his big swordfish for 3 1/2 hours and it was more than 350 pounds. Guest angler John Duffy caught three more swords on the trip, and all three were released.
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