{"id":37032,"date":"2022-09-23T12:24:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T16:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=37032"},"modified":"2022-09-23T14:29:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T18:29:01","slug":"maryland-state-record-swordfish-caught-off-ocean-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/09\/23\/maryland-state-record-swordfish-caught-off-ocean-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland State Record Swordfish Caught off Ocean City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Calvert County Angler Lands Fish After Five-and-a-half-Hour Fight\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy Jeff Jacobs<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Jeff Jacobs has been officially recognized by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as the new state record holder for the Atlantic Division with a 393-pound swordfish (Xiphias gladius) he caught in the canyons off the coast of Ocean City.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jacobs, 38, was on charter boat RoShamBo with Captain Willie Zimmerman and crew and preparing to return to shore following a successful day on the water. Just then the boat\u2019s Shimano Tyrnos 50 two-speed reel, baited with eel and a blue-white skirt, was tugging<\/span><\/p>\n

Before long the fish \u201cjumped out of the water and looked like a Volkswagen,\u201d Jacobs said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Already exhausted from an eight-hour fishing trip, Jacobs spent the next five and a half hours fighting to pull the huge fish aboard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cGiving up wasn\u2019t an option,\u201d Jacobs said. \u201cWhen (we) saw it we all knew it was a state record.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The swordfish weight was officially certified by Hunter Dorchenzo at Ocean City Fishing Center. A Maryland DNR biologist confirmed the catch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The swordfish is more than 90 pounds larger than the <\/span>previous record<\/span><\/a>, set in 2021 by New Jersey resident Jake Bertonazzi. The department maintains <\/span>state records for sport fish<\/span><\/a> in four divisions \u2013 Atlantic, Chesapeake, Nontidal, and Invasive \u2013 and awards plaques to anglers who achieve record catches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anglers who think they have a potential record catch should download and fill out the <\/span>state record application<\/span><\/a> and call 443-569-1381 or 410-260-8325. The department recommends the fish be immersed in ice water to preserve its weight until it can be checked, confirmed, and certified.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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