Ohio man pulls 6-foot shark from Outer Banks

(Credit: Troy Rachel)

OUTER BANKS, NC -- An Ohio man who was fishing in the surf at the Outer Banks ended up pulling out a six-foot shark.

Troy Rachel of Toledo caught it Monday in Avon, north of Hatteras Island and used a cut mullet as bait.

They identified the shark as a hammerhead.

Check out Troy Rachel from Toledo, OH and his 6-foot hammerhead caught and released on cut mullet purchased from Frank & Fran's Fisherman's Friend in Avon. Caught on Monday in the surf off Hatteras Island. pic.twitter.com/nH0FzYchEv
— Sam Walker OBX🎙📻📰 (@SamWalkerOBX) May 15, 2018

According to North Carolina's Coastwatch website, hammerheads have been affected by overfishing off of the Carolinas.

Rachel eventually released the shark.

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