The previous year, Rich Thomson, a 30-year-old teacher, was surfing off Bantham in Devon when he was bitten on the hand and leg by what was believed to have been a three-foot smooth-hound shark.

Brendon Schutte hooked an 18.3kg hound shark using fresh mackerel. Nathan Pieterse caught a 12.8kg hammerhead shark on a fresh mackerel. Both sharks were released unharmed. A kingfish was caught on a ...