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Catching a Giant Sawfish with Capt. Ahab and Capt. Nick Stanczyk in the Florida Keys

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Here is a short VIDEO of my fish of a lifetime! This is a fish I have wanted to catch since I was a youngster and knocked it off the list last week while fishing with my good friend Capt. Nick Stanczyk... Hope everyone likes the video its not too long... You can check out Capt. Nick by visiting our website at www.boobytrapfishingteam.com and scroll down to the bottom of the home page to book a trip! This is prob the coolest catch I have ever made and what a great time! Thanks Capt. Ahab/ Brett Holden Get Tight Suckas!
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That was great Brett!
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That was truly awesome Capt! Very few people ever get to live the dream of actually catching a fish like that. Thanks for sharing
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You did a great job on the video!!

That is awesome some very good pictures they turned out great!!:eek: I know that when you sent a text and said "I am going Saw fishing" I thought you were joking you were with Nick to Daytime Sword fishing I thought:dance:. but turns out you were after a Bucket List Fish:doowapstaI know that thing is a beast and Congrats on the catch I am looking forward to fishing down there soon!!
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that saw was way too close to the camera man ,,, what a beautiful fish guys , congtraz
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Way cool! Congrats on a truly great fish - cannot wait to see the replica. Only thing better would be to catch one in Texas. Now I want to go to Florida.
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Holly Sawfish!!!!

That one put a smile on my face after a long day.

Very, very freekin cool Brett!!!!

What to do when you've already sett records on swords, marlin etc??? Go catching prehistoric monsters!!!!

One to tell the grand kids about. Hopefully, those creatures will still be around.

Wonder how old that beast was?

Congrats!!:brew2:
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Dang Brett, how cool was that?!? How about Capt Midas from now on? That is gold.
Thanks everyone for all the really cool replies... I really want to thank Capt. Nick Stanczyk for putting me in the right place at the right time! We had a blast.. He put me up at their house, took me all over the Keys, let me fish with him and his charter, got to swordfish with his dad Richard Stanczyk... What a great trip... If you are ever looking for a place to go and catch a pile of fish I recommend you book with Nick or someone in his family.. Bud n' Mary's is a must see. It is full of great folks and great fisherman. The entire atmosphere is really cool. Great for the family or all by your self. There is tons of things to see and do and as you can see no matter what you have caught they seem to make anything happen :D.. Nick and Sara are first class folks all the way... I will be taking my family back with me next trip. Great place to stay also really cool rooms.. Its amazing how many different fish you can target within just a few miles... Even with the wind there is something to go after... I loved it there.. Thanks again for all the replies and thanks again Nick and the Stanczyk family for making one of my fishing dreams come true! Get Tight Suckas! You can check out Nicks website at www.boobytrapfishingteam.com at the bottom of the home page just click on Capt. Nick :cheers:
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Thats pretty cool man, congrats!
They look a little scary to handle... Congrats looks like an awesome fish of a lifetime. Never seen a saw fish caught before.
That's bad arse! Congrats for sure! Would be awesome to see them make a strong comeback in our Texas waters.
That's awesome! How the heck can you keep a catch like that under wraps until the video is done? It woulda been front page news for me :D
Wow, that was truely amazing. Looks like an impossible job unhooking that monster with that row of teeth slashing around. Another great catch by Capt. Ahab. Nice job Brett.
Far out, man!! ( I haven't said that in a couple of decades)
Thanks again everyone! I am still excited about catching that sucker! That has been a goal of mine for years.. On another note Sportfishing Magazine just did a little online article/blog on the Sawfish and sent me a link... Thanks Mike for the article you are 2cool my brother! Capt. Ahab http://www.sportfishingmag.com/blogs/tightening-drag
That is truly an awesome catch! Very cool video as well. You have movie maker down, very well put together!
Look at 'ol Brett coming out of angling retirement to catch that saw fish! After watching every Boobytrap video I can find, and even fishing on board with Brett for three days that is the first time I have seen him reel in a fish!

Great catch! I have allways been fascinated with sawfish.

Congrats on a really unique and huge catch! That will make an awesome mount for your office.
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