Face it, this 17-year-old in Florida just reeled in a 693lb swordfish and in one fell swoop accomplished more in fishing than you ever well, no matter how long you live.
Local 17-year-old reels in 693-pound swordfish off North Palm Beachhttp://t.co/23c5Sk5yxB pic.twitter.com/dyy8WiB9dd
— WPTV (@WPTV) September 3, 2014
h/t @BleacherReport
I consider myself a pretty accomplished fisherman, I’ve caught two species of billfish (Pacific Blue Marlin and Atlantic Sailfish), but my biggest fish to date comes in at ~300lbs, not even close to HALF of what this 17-year-old from Florida just reeled in….Do I just give up now?
According to WPTV, this fish could be a new record. Though I think we’re to assume they’re referring to it being a ‘state record’ and not an all-tackle world record, as that record stands from a 1,182lb fish caught in Chile back in 1953.
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