By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-06-11 11:26:13 | Updated at 2026-06-11 21:07:00
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This is some-fin else.
Wild video shows a brave fisherman pulling a massive great white shark onto the beach in Nantucket, then jumping on its back to remove the hook and release it back into the ocean.
Veteran angler Elliot Sudal was surf fishing on the Massachusetts island’s south shore Sunday when he hooked the roughly seven-foot shark, then hauled it onto the beach in front of stunned onlookers, the dramatic footage obtained by the Nantucket Current shows
He wrangled with the apex predator to remove the hook before he dragged it back out to sea by its tail, the clip shows.
A veteran fisherman wrestled with a great white shark he caught to get the hook out of its mouth, video shows. Elliot Sudal/InstagramSudal said it was the first great white he’s caught after 13 years in Nantucket.
“Caught 1000-plus sandbars [sandbar sharks] and hundreds of duskys [dusky sharks] off the beach, tagged most of them along the way,” he told the Current. “By no means was targeting that white, you can’t control what picks up your bait.”
Sudal, who had been fishing with his apprentice and another fellow fisherman, said he decided to post the video of the catch online because he feels like he “did everything right in that situation.”
“Shark was in the surf, removed the hook and sent her back to sea in about 15 seconds,” he said.
He urged anyone interested in shark fishing to take an online course to learn how to properly catch the killer fish.
After removing the hook, he dragged the shark back out to sea by its tail. Elliot Sudal/Instagram“Understand people are watching you, respect the animal and be safe,” he said.
Sudal said he spotted the shark’s pectoral fin as he reeled it in and recognized that he had caught a great white shark — one of the most notorious killers in the world. He immediately realized the “gravity of the situation.”
“[I] had to get her released safely and quickly. Amazing creature, humbled to be blessed with the opportunity to interact with one,” he said, noting it’s an experience he will never forget.
