GOLETA, Calif. — A fisherman in California did not need a bigger rod and reel when he hooked a nearly 12-foot great white shark from a pier Sunday.
Once he identified it as a white shark, which is protected, the fisherman cut it loose, according to KEYT.
Video showed spectators and other fishermen congregate as the shark thrashed nearby, according to KEYT.
Fisherman hooks great white at #Goleta Pier: https://t.co/Nqq8woHevC | Photo: Jose Pare des pic.twitter.com/eK53jnHtBg
— KEYT NewsChannel 3 (@KEYTNC3) July 23, 2017
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