Mako shark chasing boat

A Kiwi kayaker has recalled the surreal moment a shark banged into his boat while it chased after a seal, mako shark chasing boat. Kayak fisherman Greg Potter runs a video channel called GP Fishing Adventures where he posts videos of his time on the water. On Saturday, Potter headed out to Waihau Bay on the East Cape in search of tuna but got much more than he bargained for.

A charter fisherman got a little unexpected help while battling a shortfin mako shark off the coast of northern New Zealand on Nov. After the angler fought the mako for a bit, the shark leapt out of the water and landed right on the bow of the boat. The group, led by Capt. Ryan Churches of Churchys Charters, was astonished. Makos are known to get airborne when hooked. It was crazy.

Mako shark chasing boat

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Makos are known to get airborne when hooked. It's not something you really see normally, a shark going aerial like that is a pretty rare sight so to have caught that on camera, I'm absolutely rapt by it.

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A group of saltwater anglers got up close and personal with a hooked mako shark recently while fishing off the coast of Maine near Monhegan Island. A video that was shared to social media over the weekend shows the shark leaping in mid-air and landing in the back of the boat. A post shared by Barstool Outdoors barstooloutdoors. More information about the video has surfaced since it was initially shared on social media last month. The video has also been view tens of thousands of times since then. Dave Sinclair of Sea Ventures Charters was running the boat when the crew hooked into the mako roughly 15 to 20 miles from Monhegan Island. His year-old grandson Cameron was the one holding onto the rod. When the short video begins, Cameron is already doing battle with the mako shark. His rod is jammed into a fighting belt.

Mako shark chasing boat

A charter fisherman got a little unexpected help while battling a shortfin mako shark off the coast of northern New Zealand on Nov. After the angler fought the mako for a bit, the shark leapt out of the water and landed right on the bow of the boat. The group, led by Capt. Ryan Churches of Churchys Charters, was astonished. Makos are known to get airborne when hooked.

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A charter fisherman got a little unexpected help while battling a shortfin mako shark off the coast of northern New Zealand on Nov. A Kiwi kayaker has recalled the surreal moment a shark banged into his boat while it chased after a seal. I told them about the shark but they were happy to get in the water. Potter described to Newshub the moment the seal decided his boat was the "perfect hiding spot" but only for the shark to bang into his kayak on two occasions. Ryan Churches of Churchys Charters, was astonished. Being an avid fisherman, Potter couldn't believe his luck at being able to see the dramatic chase firsthand. US man accused of killing baby dolphin by taking it out of water for Instagram photo. But the group of five anglers stayed in the back of the boat and the shark eventually wriggled back into the water. Churches estimates the shark was over pounds and eight to nine feet long. On Saturday, Potter headed out to Waihau Bay on the East Cape in search of tuna but got much more than he bargained for. Shortfin makos are notoriously fast swimmers, topping out around 45 miles per hour. Potter told Newshub about the dramatic chase and said it came a little bit out of the blue. With that said, stocks in the Pacific are not as stressed as those in the Atlantic, where mako fishing was banned by the federal government this summer.

A massive mako shark has been caught on camera jumping out of the ocean and landing on the desk of a fishing boat. However, after being hooked on one of the lines, the mako shark came soaring out of the water and crashed onto the deck.

The footage, which Potter posted to his YouTube channel and has over 29, views, shows the shark and seal both jumping in and out of the water as the dramatic pursuit continues getting closer and closer to Potter's boat. Potter told Newshub about the dramatic chase and said it came a little bit out of the blue. Makos are known to get airborne when hooked. Being an avid fisherman, Potter couldn't believe his luck at being able to see the dramatic chase firsthand. While an encounter like this might be scary for most people, Potter told Newshub he remained calm throughout. More from Newshub. Thinking it was tuna, I went to approach it and then I realised this was no tuna, it was a huge shark chasing a seal," he recalled. On Saturday, Potter headed out to Waihau Bay on the East Cape in search of tuna but got much more than he bargained for. A charter fisherman got a little unexpected help while battling a shortfin mako shark off the coast of northern New Zealand on Nov. It's not something you really see normally, a shark going aerial like that is a pretty rare sight so to have caught that on camera, I'm absolutely rapt by it. We were all watching the rod and the line was going out to the side of the boat and it changed direction suddenly … it just happened to jump at the same time and we got a hell of a fright. It was crazy. With that said, stocks in the Pacific are not as stressed as those in the Atlantic, where mako fishing was banned by the federal government this summer. Potter described to Newshub the moment the seal decided his boat was the "perfect hiding spot" but only for the shark to bang into his kayak on two occasions.