Angler comes face to face with giant bull shark, but what he does next wins praise
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: An experienced angler from Sydney was seen reeling out a bull shark from the sea in front of stunned tourists. The angler, named Jordan, threw an entire frozen mullet into the water to bait the shark before retreating behind the walls of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Jordan was then seen reeling the shark close enough to shore and later removed the barb from its mouth and released it in front of the Sydney Harbour Opera House. Bull sharks are one of the most dangerous species on earth and are often known to attack humans.
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Jordan's response
"It took five to 10 minutes to bring the bull shark in once it took the bait and one minute to release the shark after the hook was taken out, then it swam off strong. I couldn’t really understand what the tourists around me were saying as for the language barrier, but they were very intrigued with what was going on," Jordan told Daily Mail. Meanwhile, the person who filmed the video on TikTok with the username Sarks Total Fishing, whose real name is Sarkis, told the portal, "I met him new there and I was fishing for other species at the time when he landed the shark. I helped him out."
How dangerous is a bull shark?
"The bull Shark is one of the few sharks that are potentially dangerous to people and is probably responsible for most of the shark attacks in and around Sydney Harbour. The species is also the only widely distributed shark that stays in fresh water for long periods of time to feed and breed. Females sometimes give birth in river mouths where the young will live for up to 5 years," stated Australian Museum. It has also been stated that they are dangerous to human beings because of their omnivorous diet and habitat preferences. They are extensively found in murky waters, where the splashing of a swimmer could be mistaken for a struggling fish.
Similar catch
Another angler, James Murray, also reeled in a three-meter bull shark in Sydney Harbour. "I reeled mine in and got mine up on the boat ramp. Got a sample, a tag, a photo and sent him back on his way to live another day," he said."When you tag a shark, they give you a card, and you fill out the details, what kind it was, the size it was, male or female." He added, "It is only when someone else recaptures that shark they can see where it is caught and if it has grown. It could eat you alright if you go down in the water. I'd avoid it by staying out of Sydney Harbour," as per Daily Mail.
