Great white shark steals bait off New Jersey fishing boat
Six fishermen in the US were confronted by a great white shark during a fishing trip this week.
The group were faced with some competition on Monday as they tried to catch mako sharks for a tournament off the New Jersey shore.
A group of fishermen got a fright when a great white shark stole the bait off the back of their boat in New Jersey. Scott and Jeff Crilly
The group were fishing for mako sharks when a great white decided to join them. Scott and Jeff Crilly
Captain Jeff Crilly said the group were fishing about 48 kilometres off Manasquan Inlet when a great white shark surfaced and grabbed a bag of bait hanging off the back of their boat, the Associated Press reported.
Crilly estimates the shark was four to five metres long, or more than half the size of their boat.
All the crew could do was watch and videotape the encounter before the great white swam off with the bait.
Crilly says they’ve fished for sharks a lot, but they’ve “never seen anything like that.”
Captain Jeff Crilly said the group has fished for plenty of sharks but they have never seen anything like that before. Scott and Jeff Crilly
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