Point Loma Angler With The Catch Of A Lifetime: A 600-Pound-Plus Swordfish And Likely State Record

San Diego’s 10 News has some details on a local angler’s catch of a lifetime. Here’s more from the network:

“I am a little tired, yes. Tired from squatting for five hours. When you’re in a harness, you’re hooked up to the fish, have a rod and big metal pad. You literally lean back on the fish and squat,” Ofield said.

His hard work paid off. The scale read 666.8 pounds. After subtracting the weight of the rope, the final weight was 663.8 pounds.

“It seems unreal, really. It was a very strong fish,” he said.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s state records’ database lists a current mark of 520 pounds, caught on October 27, 2023, by Mason S. Karafa of San Diego.