You will require a larger rod! Moment an angler reels in a ‘mad’ 300-pound SHARK off the Isle of Wight after the 7-foot-long behemoth took his mackerel bait.
A ‘mad’ shark snapped a fisherman’s pole off the coast of Isle of Wight.
Ray Breton, a truck driver, caught a 300-pound Porbeagle Shark.
Before releasing the shark, he had to remove the fishing line while wearing gloves.
An angler’s fishing pole snapped in half during an hour-long, arduous struggle with a massive shark off the southern British coast.
Ray Breton, 53, was fishing alone off the Isle of Wight in his 16-foot-long boat when a massive Porbeagle Shark attacked his mackerel bait.
The truck driver began reeling in the 7-foot long “mad” shark, but the capture was so large that it took him an hour to bring it alongside the boat.
It is said that Great White Sharks are frequently spotted in the waters off the coast of the United Kingdom, but it is believed that the majority of these sightings are actually Porbeagle Sharks, which are closely related but roughly half the size.
Nonetheless, they are still massive monsters, reaching over 10 feet in length and weighing up to 600 pounds.
The species of shark is typically harmless to humans, although they can cause severe injuries; however, no fatalities have ever been documented.
Off the Isle of Wight, a fisherman in a 16-foot-long boat caught a big shark all by himself.
53-year-old Ray Breton grabbed the massive Porbeagle Shark after it took his mackerel bait.
The 7-foot-long shark resembles a Great White Shark in appearance but is almost half the size.
The 300-pound beast exerted immense pressure on Ray’s fishing pole and required an hour to reel in.
Eventually, the rod broke, and Ray had to manually reel in the line.
In the video, Ray’s rod bends nearly twice before finally breaking in half.
Then, Ray is seen tugging the fishing line with his hands to bring the enormous shark alongside the boat.
The 300-pound beast thrashes and rolls in the water as Ray attempts to steady it next to the boat.
The 7-foot fish was too large to bring aboard, so Ray unhooked and released the shark afterwards. Consequently, he recorded the occurrence to document it.
Ray from Gosport, Hampshire, remarked, ‘It was epic and spirited. I was able to get it alongside the boat after an hour.
Then my rod broke, leaving me little choice except to grasp the wire leader line and bring the fish to the boat.
“At least 300 pounds.
‘I have captured several sharks in the past, but this one appeared more hostile than usual. I was ecstatic, although my muscles ached for a while later.
Ray has a pair of bolt cutters at the conclusion of the film, which are required to cut a fishing line that can resist the impact of a shark.
Porbeagle Sharks are game fish in the United Kingdom and Ireland, however the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies them as severely endangered in the north-east Atlantic Ocean.
Commercial fishers capture them both intentionally and accidently as bycatch.
In 2013, a 14-foot thresher shark weighing over 550 pounds was captured off the Isle of Wight as the largest shark in British waters.
The angler used bolt cutters to release the shark after reeling it near the boat.
PORBEAGLE SHARKS ARE COMMON IN BRITISH WATERS.
The Porbeagle is in the same family as the Great White.
They are not considered a threat to people, as only three non-fatal assaults have been documented.
In addition to blue sharks, porbeagles are the most prevalent species of shark in British waters, however they often do not arrive until early summer when the water is warmer.
When prey species are abundant in deeper seas, they may approach closer to shore. They are distributed throughout the United Kingdom, often at least 10 miles offshore.
Porbeagles can grow as long as 12 feet and weigh up to 600 pounds. Despite their size, ferocious teeth, and relationship to the Great White, porbeagles are timid animals who pose no threat to people.
Some experts believe porbeagles and blue sharks are moving to British seas due to a lack of food in the Atlantic Ocean.
The porbeagle shark, Lamna nasus in Latin, is classified as severely endangered in the north-eastern Atlantic by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Together with blue sharks, porbeagles are the most frequent species of shark in British waters and are linked to great whites.