Marathon, FL · Year-Round
Swordfish
Deep Drop Charters
Drop baits into the deep and see what comes up. We drift for swordfish more than 1,000 feet down on electric reels — and when the deep dropping is on, queen snapper, snowy grouper, and golden tilefish come up from water most anglers never touch.
SwordFishing
Battling the Gladiator of the Deep
Swordfishing is a deep-water game played on the bottom of the ocean. Using electric reels, we send heavy baits down past 1,000 feet to where swordfish hunt squid in near-total darkness. The bites can be subtle or violent — and when a big one comes tight, the fight back up from that depth is unlike anything else in sportfishing.
It’s condition-based fishing at its purest. To drift baits cleanly that deep, the current and wind have to line up so the boat tracks right and your bait holds in the strike zone. Your captain reads the conditions each morning and makes the call.
Long, quiet drifts get broken by sudden, heart-pounding action — and every so often a swordfish lights up the surface with a jump you’ll remember for years.
Other Deep Drop Species
If you want to target the fish that live in even deeper water such as swordfish, snowy grouper, and other deep-dwelling species — we run dedicated deep drop trips using electric reels at depths of 1,000 feet and beyond. It’s a completely different style of offshore fishing that requires its own trip.
Deep Dropping
A World Most Anglers Never Touch
Deep dropping sends baits to the bottom in 500 to 800 feet of water, often a little closer to land than the swordfish grounds and more forgiving when the wind and current won’t cooperate. Electric reels do the cranking — the mystery of what’s coming up is all yours.
Make no mistake — this isn’t a consolation prize. The deep ledges and mud bottom off Marathon hold some of the best-eating fish in the ocean, fish most anglers never get to see, and you never know what’s on the line until it breaks the surface.
Deep dropping fills the fish box in a way few trips can. If you want dinner from a thousand feet down, this is how you get it.
Deep Drop Species
Swordfish
The Main Event
Queen Snapper
Incredible Eating
Snowy Grouper
Deep Ledge Dweller
Yellowedge Grouper
Heavyweight Puller
Blueline Tilefish
Deep Drop Staple
Golden Tilefish
Prized Table Fare
Black Belly Rosefish
Prized Table FareBuilt for the Deep
Electric Reels Provided
Cranking a fish up from 1,000 feet by hand isn’t fishing — it’s punishment. We run purpose-built electric reels so you can focus on the fight, not the grind.
A True Trophy Hunt
Swordfish are one of the ocean’s great gamefish — powerful, unpredictable, and earned. Landing one out of Marathon puts you in rare company.
Dinner From the Deep
Queen snapper, tilefish, and deep-water grouper are some of the finest eating fish anywhere. We’ll fillet your catch dockside, ready for the grill.
Book Your Trip
Ready to Fish the Deep?
Choose your trip length and book online!
Gear, bait, license, and fish cleaning included on every trip.
Not What You’re Looking For?
We run several different types of fishing charters out of Marathon.
Find the one that fits your style.
Reef & Wreck
Bottom-fish the reefs and wrecks for snapper, grouper, and hard-pulling hogfish.
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