{"id":697772,"date":"2026-06-11T13:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/697772\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:26:09","slug":"wild-video-shows-fisherman-wrestling-with-great-white-shark-on-nantucket-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/697772\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild video shows fisherman wrestling with great white shark on Nantucket beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is some-fin else.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran angler Elliot Sudal was surf fishing on the Massachusetts island\u2019s 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/nantucketcurrent.com\/news\/fisherman-reels-in-great-white-shark-from-nantuckets-south-shore\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">obtained by the Nantucket Current<\/a> shows<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.59082031;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39642385\" width=\"349\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fisherman-reeled-great-white-shark-130558999.jpg\" alt=\"A man kneeling on a large great white shark on a sandy beach next to the ocean.\" class=\"wp-image-39642385\"  \/>A veteran fisherman wrestled with a great white shark he caught to get the hook out of its mouth, video shows. Elliot Sudal\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>He wrangled with the apex predator to remove the hook before he dragged it back out to sea by its tail, the clip shows.<\/p>\n<p>Sudal said it was the first great white he\u2019s caught after 13 years in Nantucket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaught 1000-plus sandbars [sandbar sharks] and hundreds of duskys [dusky sharks] off the beach, tagged most of them along the way,\u201d he told the Current. \u201cBy no means was targeting that white, you can\u2019t control what picks up your bait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cdid everything right in that situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShark was in the surf, removed the hook and sent her back to sea in about 15 seconds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He urged anyone interested in shark fishing to take an online course to learn how to properly catch the killer fish.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66308594;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39642387\" width=\"391\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fisherman-reeled-great-white-shark-130558990.jpg\" alt=\"Two men in the ocean reeled in a great white shark on the beach.\" class=\"wp-image-39642387\"  \/>After removing the hook, he dragged the shark back out to sea by its tail. Elliot Sudal\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstand people are watching you, respect the animal and be safe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sudal said he spotted the shark\u2019s pectoral fin as he reeled it in and recognized that he had caught a great white shark \u2014 one of the most notorious killers in the world. He immediately realized the \u201cgravity of the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I] had to get her released safely and quickly. Amazing creature, humbled to be blessed with the opportunity to interact with one,\u201d he said, noting it\u2019s an experience he will never forget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is some-fin else. 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