# New Jersey crew lands 622-pound swordfish after five-hour fight

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/proud-angler-shows-off-record-breaking-600-pound-swordfish-after-battling-beast-for-more-than-five-hours/
- Published: 2026-11-15T17:16:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T17:36:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16293281/angler-record-breaking-swordfish-battling-five-hours.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A New Jersey crew caught a 622.5-pound swordfish.
- The fight to land it lasted more than five hours.
- The catch could beat the state record of 531 pounds.

## Summary

New Jersey angler Eric McDowell and three crew members landed a 622.5-pound swordfish after a fight lasting more than five hours off Ocean City. The catch may set a state record, surpassing the previous 531-pound mark, and drew a crowd when the fish reached the local yacht club.

The crew hooked the fish at Tom’s Canyon, about 85 miles offshore, on 4 November. It measured 14 feet from bill to tail, and McDowell said it took patience to bring it in, with the fish repeatedly taking back line and jumping clear of the water. The crew plans to submit the catch for state-record consideration; McDowell later shared the fish with friends and neighbours.

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