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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Yahoo
Bull sharks attack sailfish at boat, angler says Florida has 'real problem'
A prominent South Florida angler says the state has a "shark problem" and shared graphic footage Sunday showing bull sharks attacking a hooked sailfish to illustrate his claim. 'Another sailfish lost to the sharks, Viktor Hluben of Landshark Outdoors bemoaned via Instagram. 'As soon as we got the sailfish next to the boat two bull sharks mauled this fish. Open bail and the sailfish still couldn't outrun the predators.' Opening the bail was intended to give the sailfish a chance to outrun the sharks. But, despite sailfish being the fastest fish in the sea, this one was too worn out from the fight to flee. (Warning: video shows blood.) View this post on Instagram A post shared by VIKTOR HLUBEN (@landsharkoutdoors) 'If you don't think that Florida [doesn't have] a shark problem, then you are out of your mind,' Hluben added in the footage. Not all of his followers agreed. One of the top comments reads, "U are the problem, not them." This article originally appeared on For The Win: Angler loses sailfish to bull sharks, says Florida has a 'problem'
USA Today
12 hours ago
- USA Today
Bull sharks attack sailfish at boat, angler says Florida has 'real problem'
Bull sharks attack sailfish at boat, angler says Florida has 'real problem' A prominent South Florida angler says the state has a "shark problem" and shared graphic footage Sunday showing bull sharks attacking a hooked sailfish to illustrate his claim. 'Another sailfish lost to the sharks, Viktor Hluben of Landshark Outdoors bemoaned via Instagram. 'As soon as we got the sailfish next to the boat two bull sharks mauled this fish. Open bail and the sailfish still couldn't outrun the predators.' Opening the bail was intended to give the sailfish a chance to outrun the sharks. But, despite sailfish being the fastest fish in the sea, this one was too worn out from the fight to flee. (Warning: video shows blood.) 'If you don't think that Florida [doesn't have] a shark problem, then you are out of your mind,' Hluben added in the footage. Not all of his followers agreed. One of the top comments reads, "U are the problem, not them."
