A great trip fishing out of Venice Louisiana with Captain Nick Campos.  We spent two full days fishing for swordfish and the bit didn’t disappoint.  We missed our first couple of fish but made 4 count over the two days.

Waiting on or first bit of the trip.  Eyes on the tip.

First small sword released of the trip and swam away healthy.

Our best fish of the trip came on the first day.  It took a while to hook up but we made it count.                                              

Our largest fish went #160.

Captain Nick Campos is always enjoyable to fish with.  His mate for the trip, Captain Matt Carron, was great too.  Matt is casually waiting on a bite.

Our last fish of the trip was was hooked in the pec fin.  

A trip for the books going 12:14 during the Swordfish Showdown tournament.  We had a strong crew aboard the Catillac 46 Invincible and this made for smooth work day and night.  While we did not place we made a run of it posting a 166 pound fish on the board.  

During the trip we used a mix of electric and hand crank reels.  Several of the fish were caught on the buoy, which is where we were fishing KOBOs.    

Looking forward to the next excursion and continuing to put our power reels to the test.

Carson's first sword on the new 46 Invincible - Catillac (2.0). This sword inhaled the mahi belly and was gut hooked.

Calm seas on the way in.