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Boat captain, vacationing family reel in nearly 500-pound swordfish in the Florida Keys

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Updated: 2:26 PM EDT Mar 26, 2026

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A nearly 500-pound swordfish was pulled from the waters of the Florida Keys during a charter boat trip.Captain Jose Rodriguez works as a charter fishing captain in the Florida Keys.Rodriguez recently brought a Pennsylvania family out on the water, as they were celebrating their son’s upcoming high school graduation.While on the boat, Rodriguez and the family caught a 480-pound swordfish. It took them more than five hours to reel in the almost quarter-ton fish from the water.Despite the grueling process, the experience gave Rodriguez and the family a trip they’ll never forget.

A nearly 500-pound swordfish was pulled from the waters of the Florida Keys during a charter boat trip.

Captain Jose Rodriguez works as a charter fishing captain in the Florida Keys.

Rodriguez recently brought a Pennsylvania family out on the water, as they were celebrating their son’s upcoming high school graduation.

While on the boat, Rodriguez and the family caught a 480-pound swordfish. It took them more than five hours to reel in the almost quarter-ton fish from the water.

Despite the grueling process, the experience gave Rodriguez and the family a trip they’ll never forget.