Man's fishing rod snaps in half after he caught a 'feisty' 7-ft shark

Near the Isle of Wight, in the south of Great Britain, a man was fishing quietly when he hooked a big catch. Given the strength with which the animal struggled, there was no doubt that it was not a small fish... In fact, it was a large porbeagle shark.

A shark weighing more than 130 kg

Ray Breton, a 53-year-old British man, certainly did not expect a shark to take the bait. According to the Daily Mail, who interviewed him, the fight between the fisherman and the shark was long and hard for both parties.

The porbeagle was so powerful that it took Ray Breton nearly an hour to extricate the 'monster' from the water. Moreover, The shark's strength was such that it snapped Briton's fishing rod in two. He said:

It was epic and spirited... Then my rod broke and I had no choice but to grab the leader and take it to the boat.

However, the shark was too big for his boat. After measuring it (it was about 7 ft), Ray Breton set it free.

A shark that's harmless to humans

The porbeagle shark is often confused with the great white shark. In fact, it is part of the same family but is much smaller than its cousin. It can reach 3.5 meters while the great white shark can easily measure more than 6 meters.

Another difference is that the porbeagle does not attack humans. According to the Daily Mail, only three attacks have been recorded. As shared by TFI Infos, by way of comparison, cows cause nearly 22 human deaths per year!

This article was translated from Gentside FR.

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