Picture Gallery

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Swordfish, get over the side!

Lift her over KJ!

Bill Brown

Sportswriter and friend, Bill Brown, with Jimmy Coughlin and Nick Stanczyk. Big Sword!

Big D

Islamorada's favorite Captain Big D and crew with a large sword!

Caught aboard the B n M

Another big sword laid out!

Gaspeny and Loy

Another one, large and in charge!

Sparrow, the other prince of darkness!

Argh! Who carries a bigger sword, the fish or sparrow?

The Boys

Nick, Colby, Taylor, and Vic

Richard Sr. and Richard Jr.

Richard and Ricky. Ricky landed 7 broadbills by himself in one day on this day. A world record!

A sword in the sun!

Sword jumping in broad daylight!

Hammerhead!

Just when you think it's a sword, a hammerhead comes and tries to eat your boat!

All lit up!

A pup swordie all lit up!

Gaspeny & Loy

Vic Gaspeny & Ben Loy kill another one.

Kenny Spaulding in disbelief

Kenny Spaulding with one of the first daytime swordfish caught in Islamorada. He doesn't beleive it!

The sun goes down

Pretty shot, the sun must be falling! Nice one Nick!

Sword under water

Swordie swimming around!

Broadbill Jumping

Great picture by our friend, Ron Modra, was a cover shot!!!

Ricky with 2 sword

Ricky Stanczyk with 2 nice swordfish, caught at day but weighed at night!

Jon Allen & Sword

Longtime employee Jon Allen and a huge swordie!

Tangled up Sword!

A sword tangled up underneath the boat!

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313 # sword!

Lunker 313 lb swordfish! B n' M Crew!

Nick & Cody

Capt. Nick Stanczyk and Cody with a big swordfish... fish eye lense!

Swordfish Jump

Great shot of a swordfish jumping during the day. Photo: Capt. Richard Stanczyk

310 lber

Capt. Vic Gaspeny's 117th daytime swordfish, which tied the unofficial record of Dr. Ruben Jaen, who originally started fishing for them in the daytime in Venezuala in the early 90's.

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3 Swordfish caught by the BnM crew with Capt. Richard Stanczyk and angler Vic Gaspeny. Including a 400+ lber!

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Croft Upchurch and his 1st swordfish... Congrats...

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An unusually rare catch, an alfoncino, while swordfishing!

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Editor of the Star Ledger and long time friend, Al Ristori.

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Famed safari hunter Arlad with a nice sword.

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Ben Loy reaches out to gaff a nice sworfish!

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Big Blue Marlin caught by Jack Siragusa while swordfishing!

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Sun Sentinel editor Craig Davis with 90 lb swordfish.

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Capt. Richard Stanczyk and Ben Loy with a 448 lb swordfish!

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Long time guide and dear friend, Capt. Dick Williams, with Capt. Richard Stanczyk.

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Gaffing a sword over the side.

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Getting ready to gaff another one!

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Greyhounding swordfish.

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Nick and the boys with an islamorada swordfish!

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Outdoor writer & friend Andy Hahn with Capt. Richard & Nick Stanczyk and a swordie.

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Kevin Wright with a nice swordfish!

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Spicy Mikey Meatballs poses with swordfish. Where's spaghetti betty?

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Friend Matt Matthew with double header swords!

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Capt. Nick Stanczyk with a swordfish.

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Nick Stanczyk with another swordie.

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Another creature from the deep, an oilfish!

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Nick, Ben, and Vic with a nice swordfish.

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Rick and Val hanging a swordfish to weigh.

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Stanczyk brothers and Sarah with a swordfish.

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Reel Adventures team with host Rob Arrington and a sword caught during their show.

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Capt. Richard Stanczyk and a 180lb swordfish on his 63rd birthday.

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Sword jumping shot.

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Capt. Nick Stanczyk hanging a swordfish after a very long day.

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Swordfish jumping shot!

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Outdoor life senior editor, Mike Toth.

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400lb swordfish with Capt. Richard Stanczyk and angler Vic Gaspeny.

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Window Rob and a swordfish.