Watch: Anglers Become First to Catch a Swordfish from a Jet Ski

Around four years ago, Emmanuel Williams told his friends he would become the first person ever to catch a swordfish on a jet ski. And on Aug. 23, his oddly specific and unconventional quest came to an end. Standing astride a 12-foot Sea-Doo roughly 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, he and his fishing partner, Capt. Sebastian Noel, landed a 100-pound swordfish and made deep-sea fishing history. The 23-year-old from Miami uploaded a video of their catch to YouTube over the weekend.

“Words can’t explain how much this catch and experience means to me,” Williams wrote in an Instagram post. “I’m fully committed and dedicated to my craft, and I will continue to push boundaries and complete the unthinkable.”

Williams explained that to his knowledge, he and Noel are the first anglers to pull off this “unthinkable” feat. But since there are no governing bodies tracking these “firsts”, it’s hard to say with absolute certainty that it hasn’t been…