Video: Giant Shark Attacks Swordfish!

Friday, 3 May 2013, 12:09 pm
Press Release: The Fishing Show

Giant Shark Attacks Swordfish!

After battling a huge swordfish to the surface on his trusty handline out off the coast of Northland, New Zealand, Matt Watson finds himself in a race with a gigantic mako shark to secure his prize catch and get it aboard his little boat in one piece!

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