Anlger Nick Schoevaart was fishing during the night with friends at Cheynes Beach near Albany, when he hooked the massive tiger shark, fighting it for 1 1/2 hours on 80-pound-test line.
Once the tiger shark was landed, he and his friends lift the fish on the pier and took a few photos with the protected fish before releasing it.
White and Tiger sharks are protected in all Australia waters where the law says “upon becoming aware of the taking of a protected fish, the person must take immediate steps to return the fish (to the water) with the least possible injury”.
