Great Swordfish pic - Any info?

[Squidnation]

I saw this on another site. I guess it is a pic from the IGFA. I was wondering if anyone on here has any info about this pic. Looks like an enormous sword. Wonder how much it weighed

[Andaman Andy]

Holy @#$% Do they make rods big enough, that fish is just amazing look at the size of that tail area.

[buckeyetuna]

My guess is that it is from one of the expeditions to Chile in the 40's and 50's. There were alot of large specimans caught in the Humbolt Current during that time frame. Lou Marron caught his all tackle 1182 Lb Sword there in 1953.

I believe that is Michael Lerner to the left in the photo with 2 hands on the Sword. For you history buffs, he was one of the founders of the IGFA and started the Lerners chain of Dept Stores.

[buckeyetuna]

Here is Lerner with 2 other Chile Swords and a gaggle of Bluefins off Nova Scotia.