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Fisherman catches 1,000 pound hammerhead shark
A Florida fisherman catches a trophy fish near West Palm Beach. See shark
(Footage contains material that some viewers may find disturbing) STATE (Bay News 9) -- A Florida fisherman caught a trophy fish near West Palm Beach: a hammerhead shark that weighs more than 1,000 pounds.
The shark was caught off Singer Island. It was almost 14 feet long.
It may not be the biggest ever caught. The current record is 1,280 pounds.
Around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Fritz Van der Grift was fishing with his father, a friend and charter captain Greg Bogdan in shallow water just off Singer Island.
Van der Grift said it took nearly and hour and a half to bring the fish to the boat.
He said he never intended to kill the shark. All they were hoping for was a few pictures and a quick release. But the fish was injured in the fight, became exhausted and drowned.
The shark is not a protected animal. Its organs will be flown to labs as far away as San Diego for research.
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