Simon Davidson, 39, fought for an hour when the porbeagle, which was almost 7ft long and 6ft wide, took his bait.It was thrown back into the sea after the measurementThe catch seven miles out from the Devon coast beat the official record of 507lbs - and six people had to hold it down to measure it before throwing it back into the water.
The plumber from Kettering, Northamptonshire, said: "My bait got taken and I didn't think it was a big fish because it hadn't started to fight yet."Suddenly it took off through the water and pulled around 600 metres of my line and it was a brutal battle to pull it back in. "It was an hour of agony. You get to the point where your legs and arms are shaking and you just think your body is going to give up.
"When you saw it in the water, you'd think it was a Great White. It's terrifying to think that sharks as huge as that are prowling our waters." Simon started as a fresh water angler before moving into big game fishing, and was deliberately looking for big sharks earlier this month.The official record for the biggest porbeagle shark caught in the UK stands at 507lbs.Potential record fish must be weighed on land for them to be considered an official record by the British Records Fish Committee, meaning they have to be killed.
One hour of pure tourture. Imagine someone pulling the food from out your stomach for one hour. Disgusting. Karma will get you Simon Davidson (39)
Disgusting 🤮
What a fucking superhero 🤮🤮🤮
Poor thing...
What did that shark do to anyone ,can’t understand how people can get enjoyment out of killing innocent animals.
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