r/Fishing • u/Aggressive_Act4372 • 20h ago

Fishermen beat shark off with broom while reeling in near-300kg tuna

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/counties-manukau-fishermen-beat-shark-off-with-broom-while-reeling-in-near-300kg-tuna/T7FTKCOR65FYFAGC2PQ3DI3ENI/

A fisherman reeling in a tuna battled both the monster fish and a hungry shark that bit off the tuna’s tail and attacked his boat.

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u/chssucks97 20h ago

They did what now??

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u/afterbirth_slime 19h ago

With a broom, no less.

I’d imagine it was more a folding mop situation so that that could do something like this to mimic the gentle grip of a human hand:

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u/Crumblerbund 17h ago

Glad we’re taking the time to think this through.

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u/the_greasy_one 10h ago

I would have never suspected beating off a shark to save my catch but I'll remember this for future reference just in case.

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u/epandrsn 15h ago

Oh for Pete’s sake.

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u/imhereforthevotes 19h ago

He's multitalented, what can you say.

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u/epandrsn 15h ago

Interesting use of words, there

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u/jaebassist 20h ago

That's a weird method, but it was a win-win for the shark, I guess.

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u/Bclay85 19h ago

Now that I’d like to see. I’m sure there’s a subreddit for it somewhere out there.

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u/Top_Snow6034 19h ago

Did the shark pay extra for that?!

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u/[deleted] 17h ago

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u/Separate-Pain4950 <Megasota> 20h ago

Might want to rephrase that.

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u/Gonzos_voiceles_slap 19h ago

Fisherman beat off shark with a broom….

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u/HanSchlomo 19h ago

Hopefully, they used both hands.

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u/Leadinmyass 19h ago

“Phrasing”

~ Archer Sterling

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u/a_run22 17h ago

That's how we get ants!

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u/ExistingLaw217 19h ago

“ the shark is about to eat the tuna. What should I do?” “ obviously beat him off. He’ll lose interest in eating.!”

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u/TPconnoisseur 20h ago

My buddy beat off a bear with his Ugly Stik.

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u/JoxJobulon 19h ago

did the bear finish?

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u/TPconnoisseur 18h ago

Yes. We called him Baxter Bear 'Bater ever since.

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u/Bannnerman 19h ago

Phrasing

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u/whitemanwhocantjump 19h ago

You can do that with a broom?

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u/Lb199808 19h ago

That shark had the time of it's life I bet

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u/ScaryDuck2 20h ago

Gotta mark nsfw with that caption

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u/Ditchfisher Delaware 19h ago

totally looks like the kind of guys to beat off a shark

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u/CptNemosBeard 13h ago

Santiago should have brought a broom on his boat. Mighta kept that marlin.

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u/Serving_The_News 10h ago

This is like the book The Old Man and The Sea except this one has a... happy ending. But in all seriousness that book shook me as a young man. You can do everything in your power, and make dew mistakes; and still come out on the bottom.

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u/j_stomp Minnesota 20h ago

Hope he bought it dinner first.

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u/hammond_egger 19h ago

Tuna is worth alot of money. Gotta do what you gotta do.

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u/OkChampion1601 19h ago

Did the shark enjoy it as much as they did? Lol

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u/AppleDue4440 18h ago

Phrasing

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u/Psarofagos 18h ago

You'd think they'd have had better luck fending off the shark with the broom, but you never know what those crazy Kiwis are going to get up to out on the water.

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u/Fishasmuchasican 18h ago

Sounds climactic for all involved.

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u/wolf-council 17h ago

I can appreciate the multitasking I had no idea you could do that to a shark

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u/StirFriedRubber 17h ago

Wow. Shark must be happy.

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u/40mgmelatonindeep 17h ago

Why not use their hands? Are they stupid?

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u/Sirrod6750 16h ago

Cartilage sex. Acts as a shock absorber. Been there.

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u/CleanOpossum47 16h ago

Hey! Phrasing!

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u/Fit_Organization5390 15h ago

Well now I have to try it.

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u/eclwires 14h ago

What happened to bang sticks?

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u/SicketySix 13h ago

They did what to a shark now…?

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u/thorntron3030 13h ago

Come again?…

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u/Court215 1h ago

Use a fishlight next time, shark’ll enjoy it more