A SHOCKING video captured the moment a fisherman was wiped out by a flying shark that came out of the darkness and landed in the boat.
The stunned angler had been fishing with a female friend who narrowly missed being caught in the jaws of the shark.
Jam PressThe shark leapt out of the darkness and bodyslammed one of the fisherman[/caption]
Jam PressThe fisherman was hit by the shark’s tail and staggered back from the impact[/caption]
Jam PressThe woman was just inches away from the shark’s jaws[/caption]
He was filming the seemingly calm nighttime fishing session for his YouTube channel ‘Let’s Go Fishing’.
But the serene and peaceful setting did not last long when he got body-slammed by the giant shark.
Moments before the shocking incident, the pair were chatting and re-angling their lines as they waited for something to bite.
It seemed that the 150kg shark had other ideas as it suddenly loomed out of the darkness after jumping from the sea towards the boat.
The body of the beast slammed into the unsuspecting fisherman who stumbled back in shock.
His fishing partner turned in horror as she found herself just inches away from the jaws of the shark.
The animal could then be seen writhing about on the floor of the boat desperately trying to move its tail to return to the water.
Others on board the vessel could be heard in the background shouting about what to do with the shark.
Eventually, after it stopped struggling, the shark was measured and weighed before the fishing continued.
The blue shark measured 2.2 meters in length and weighed over 150kg.
Those on board also got a good look at its powerful jaws while they had the chance to be up close with such an animal.
The fisherman who was not injured in the bizarre incident shared the footage on YouTube with the caption: “Shark video, a blue shark while fishing for cutlassfish this happened.
“The snack of my life.”
It was filmed off the coast of Korea on 18 November and has since gained over 1.9 million viewers and thousands of comments.
“I’m glad you didn’t get hurt. You captured a truly valuable video,” one viewer wrote.
“Wow, this is by far the best Korean fishing video I’ve ever seen in my life. There is no comparison,” another said.
“Wow, the flying angle. It must be scary, I’m glad you didn’t get hurt,” a third added.
Someone else said: “I can’t believe you got hit by a shark tail. That’s awesome.”
The blue shark is the most commonly caught species of shark with around 10 million reeled in each year, according to the Shark Foundation.
It is also the species that tops the leaderboard in the fin trade and shark meat trade, Oceana reported.
The ocean protection group added that the population of blue sharks is believed to be declining largely due to their market value which is estimated to total $411 million.
The video from Korea comes after another fisherman was mauled by a shark in a bloody attack leaving him with bites on both arms as police had to rescue him.
Jam PressThe pair had been chatting and rearranging their fishing equipment hoping to get a bite before the catch of a lifetime leapt on board without invitation[/caption]
Jam PressThe blue shark was 2.2 meters long and weighed over 150kg[/caption]
Jam PressMoments before the shark leapt into the air, the nighttime fishing session was calm and peaceful[/caption]