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Mar 09“I shot it six times in the head with a spear and I wasn’t having much luck.”
Oh my goodness. From the Daily Mail:
Craig Clasen was hunting yellow fin tuna with fellow fisherman Cameron Kirkconnell, photographer D.J Struntz and film maker Ryan McInnis in the Gulf of Mexico when the encounter took place.
Mr Clasen grabbed his speargun and swam to his stranded friend, who was being circled by the giant predator.
Mr Clasen spent nearly two hours wrestling with the giant 12ft shark, spearing it seven times and even attempting to drown the beast before eventually finishing it off with a long blade knife.
Photo and money quote after the jump.
And of course, there’s nothing as delicious as the flesh of your enemies: “Personally I never shoot anything or kill anything that I am not going to eat. We saved the tail and the head, cut a giant chunk out of it and ate a piece.”
There are some great photos in there, too.
HT: Deadspin
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