Tim McKneely of Georgetown caught a massive tiger shark while fishing specifically for monster sharks on a Texas Lower Coast beach.
The fish was caught on cut cow-nosed ray that was ran out 300 yards.
The fight took 1.5 hours and the fish which was released after taking photos measured 144 inches (12 feet!).
Big tiger sharks are not super common on Texas beaches but they are present and this year several big tigers have been reported from the Middle to Lower Coast.
The Texas state record tiger shark was caught in 1992 by Chap Cain III. it measured 162 inches and weighed 1,129 pounds. Congrats to McKneely and his successful catch-and-release of the trophy shark of a lifteime.
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