{"id":139612,"date":"2021-09-23T20:39:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T20:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=139612"},"modified":"2021-09-23T20:39:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T20:39:48","slug":"dad-24-stunned-when-he-reeled-in-6ft-shark-off-the-coast-of-sussex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/dad-24-stunned-when-he-reeled-in-6ft-shark-off-the-coast-of-sussex\/","title":{"rendered":"Dad, 24, stunned when he reeled in 6ft shark off the coast of SUSSEX"},"content":{"rendered":"

AN amateur angler was gobsmacked when he hooked a 6ft shark off the Sussex coast.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Billy Potter battled for 20 minutes to reel in the powerful 46lb tope \u2014 which nearly tugged him into the sea.<\/p>\n


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The 24-year-old dad of one said: \u201cIt was a fierce-looking monster of a fish\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009like an English jaws.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was pictured lying down next to the predator on the beach \u2014 but made sure to keep away from its inch-long razor sharp teeth.<\/p>\n

Billy \u2014 who was shaking from the rush of the catch near Selsey Bill, West Sussex \u2014 then let the shark back out to sea.<\/p>\n

The roofer, from Fontwell, West Sussex, added: \u201cI never expected to land such a massive shark, it\u2019s a once in a lifetime catch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was reeling in and pulling on the rod as much as I could.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so strong it almost pulled me into the sea.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was going to break the line but after 20 minutes and an intense workout I managed to get it on to the beach.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sun told how Des Butler, 51, was injured landing a tope shark off nearby Littlehampton in June.<\/p>\n

As he tried to unhook the shark, it flipped round and clamped its teeth on his calf.<\/p>\n

The biggest tope shark caught in Britain from the shore was 77lb 3oz.<\/p>\n

They can live up to 50 years and are commonly found in British waters, usually on the south coast.<\/p>\n


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