Florida Fisherman Nails Himself Enormous, 1,000-Pound Hammerhead

[austin552]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,335510,00.html

A Florida fisherman has made the catch of a lifetime, reeling in a 13-foot, 1,000-pound hammerhead shark off the state’s eastern coast, MyFOXTampaBay reports.

Fritz Van Der Grifd was fishing off of Singer Island in Palm Beach County when he snagged the shark, which he says he never intended to kill. He just wanted to get its picture, MyFOXTampaBay reports, but the shark died during the struggle.

"I saw that huge shadow, and I was like, 'I can't believe it,'" Van Der Grifd told MyFOXTampaBay. "So, I just grabbed the reel and started reeling."

The shark’s organs will be flown to a San Diego laboratory for research. Biologists say they plan to get six or seven different studies from the animal, preventing the shark's remains from going to waste, MyFOXTampaBay reports.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Won't anyone think of the sharks?

[dhoward]

That's a big fish.

[JeremyD]

Sad that he killed it

[austin552]

No swimming in the ocean this Summer.

[KaptKaos]

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.....

[austin552]

"So, I just grabbed the reel and started reeling."

Come on Fritz! It must have been a bit more than that.?

This is 135 lbs

[dtw]

This was a hate crime. George Bush hates sharks.