Mako Shark vs Marlin - once in a lifetime photo!

[@nickwatkins5321]

Phenomenal footage, amazing. Though very sad at losing the marlin, it’s just nature at its best/worst. I think Al was quite lucky not to get attacked himself, splashing around with his fins. That one photo of the mako holding the marlin across the belly, it makes you realise just how big that mako was

[@almcglashan]

I can only agree with that

[@-natasha-3712]

Its not really nature when the marlin doesnt have a running chance.

[@ShepherdsCreek]

What an amazing experience! What an amazing shot! What amazing fish! All around, super jealous! Mako sharks are extremely capable predators but they also have the largest brain of any shark which means they are more capable of analyzing a situation and using their various senses to their advantage. How cool!

[@allansbullet]

Fantastic video Al! Makos are very fast and very aggressive, and they're the sworn enemy of some marlin, and the broadbill swordfish. The Mako's main attack method is to bite the tail off of their prey, thereby depriving their prey of their "motor". By the looks of it, that's exactly what happened here. There's a great video put on KZbin last week of a Mako jumping onto the bow of a charter fishing boat near Whitianga here in New Zealand!! If the shark had jumped into the fishing deck instead it would have been bloody mayhem!! The Mako is also the All-Time World Champion of Boat Attacks!!

[@davewolf6256]

You know, that's not the first Mako attacking a hooked Marlin that I've heard of. Those fish are quite intelligent. Even though they don't have the brain development to understand complex concepts, they definitely do understand that stealing human catches is a good feeding opportunity. It also attacked the tail first, which it definitely thought out. Fossil evidence has pointed out that Megalodon attacked prey by biting bony areas, which is a different strategy from White Sharks that bite softer, fleshier areas. This Mako went straight for the tail to disable the Marlin before it went to eating it. It's a good thing you didn't go straight to the boat. A sudden movement toward the shark could've been interpreted it as an aggressive move toward its meal. But you're the pro, I'm sure you already know.

[@Spooky_515]

I can’t imagine how exhilarating that must’ve been! Stunning footage

[@kelsiewomble1316]

Omfg!!! Can't even put into words how incredibly jealous I am of his experience with that Thresher!!! Ugh, I dream of doing amazingly breathtakingly incredible once in a lifetime things like that!!!

[@almcglashan]

the thresher was so cool

[@cincin9509]

Fascinating! Enjoyed your narration.

[@houseofsolomon2440]

Getting in the drink with a hooked marlin in 🦈 waters. Huh. Thought I had an adrenaline problem...

[@zervver]

Amazing story along with it.

[@satan9934]

15 minute video, _2 minutes of actual footage,_ *13 minutes of talking.* God damn.

[@zervver]

Come down, lad. And what's with that nick? How old are you?

[@dennismartinovich4639]

Right they should have just filmed the Mako ripping into the Marlin and stop all the talking

[@ibana8449]

Amazing video, and a new follower. Tight lines Al

[@almcglashan]

thanks mate

[@ahmad000almahdi]

« إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا » 🥰

[@platinumdragon6614]

i love the irony, shooting some film in how release marlins safely, and rip marlin

[@Cronoviajero]

Why you keep that fish for so long in the water???

[@VeryCoolJeep]

Amazing story

[@chrisatkins679]

That was an awesome Shark. Gotta be 15 ft long

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

That was AWESOME Al ! I would have shit myself so hard that it would have launched me like a missile out of the ocean and onto the boat ! I know that down south you can jump in a cage and go shark watching but I haven’t heard of anything like that up here in NSW especially around Port Stephens - that place is a magnet for game fish and sharks - i have on many occasions watched small Great whites cruising along Stockton beach just out the back of the breakers usually not far away from a school of fish . I remember years ago fishing off a beach at port macquarie and a pod of dolphins turned up and started to surf the wavers - next thing i see a guy who was with us sprint past me heading for the water to swim with the dolphins and i”m screaming at this twit to get out of the water which fortunately he did , he asked me what the problem was then this nong says where there are dolphins there are no sharks ! I made him sit next to me and told him to keep his eye on the water where the dolphins had just been playing and sure enough this big dark shape appeared just cruising along following the pod . I don’t know if he has ever been back in the water after that ! If I can’t drink it I won’t swim in it ! I must admit it is getting a little expensive keeping my pool full of beer though 😁 Thanks for the Video Al !

[@almcglashan]

yeah I have never heard of anything like it offshore, but have also seen heaps of little whites on the beach

[@Book-Mark]

"Nature, red in tooth and claw."

[@faithgruben7769]

this is great

[@manaiawatersedge]

Love your work Al

[@almcglashan]

Cheers

[@missshaunab9225]

I wanna go!!!! Anywhere in NC?!?

[@ca9968]

I`d love to see what you could capture in South Africa during the annual "Sardine Run"...the stuff i`ve seen from a boat is mind blowing so to see what you could capture from below would be amazing!

[@almcglashan]

I would love to come and do that !!

[@claytonvanthoff8889]

Very cool story, thank you, I love Maco sharks, they are just the coolest shark in the ocean, and noone studies them to speak of, not like whites, or Tigers. We need to change that. They just found out they may have the strongest bite force on the planet. Think about that

[@ShepherdsCreek]

Second strongest bite force. Salt water crocodiles still hold that crown but still super cool animals regardless. Makos have the largest brain of any shark and are also the fastest sharks clocked at 60mph (about 95 km/h) for top speed so same speed as a cheetah. I love Mako sharks as well and even named my dog Mako because of how cool they are :)

[@athenacinca8657]

I thought it is a Marlin vs Shark

[@ericlakota1847]

I saw the pic of the shark biting marlin was fake I thought it was a Baskin shark intell now I seen the pic few times and thought it was cgi

[@Hungrybird474]

That’s a big mako

[@Key5ser5oze]

Croikey mite! Caint understand a word this dude is sayin. 🤣

[@k3corvette35]

And they say the same about us too ! LoL !!!

[@davelister2961]

I saw a show on US TV where the actor put on an Australian accent and the closed captions said "[British accent]" . I just laughed. Americans can sound a bit like Canadians and Australians can sound like New Zealanders, but Brits sound nothing like Aussies.

[@oceanic2542]

Damn you got to be in the water with the fastest shark in the world while it at something infront of you am jealous

[@almcglashan]

it was an amazing experience

[@hotelgulf]

Blah blah blah blah blah blah shark shot blah blah blah blah

[@sirusThu]

I thought sharks are herbivores

[@곧노숙자]

Amazing ..

[@almcglashan]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@stevemcvay2220]

This guys not dead yet!?!?! Can’t believe a marlin hasn’t stabbed him or a shark hasn’t taken a limb off.

[@kennyb4459]

thanks for teaching the world on how not to release a marlin

[@sakuraturbo3364]

Damm that's F**** up that would never happen if you didn't have that marlin holding down

[@smokeywilly4364]

Oblivious humans getting in the way, thinking the food chain pauses for their convenience. Here’s an idea, don’t interfere and just observe. Have some respect for nature.

[@IntrebuloN]

Oblivious human not understanding that humans are part of nature and it's perfectly natural for us to be there interfering. Have some respect for nature.

[@k3corvette35]

Ahhhhhh What ?? It's called fishing and a shark doing what comes naturally, attacking what it thought was a fish distress !

[@imranh5395]

Less talk, please, and more action. But thanks anyway

[@rebeccaromani287]

Certo magari se il merlin non era all amo...

[@ericlakota1847]

I'm same way after all the video of real live creature makes me Not impressed with fish catch and release I think if I lived on ocean I'd rather Film fish and if I want fish I'll spear it

[@torino428cj]

SU

[@dwherrrmannn]

Horrible first to hook a good health fish the shark normally could never catch so easily! Its totally wrong nothing to do with nature human interference like to know how you should feel if a hook is slammed trough your mouth and being eaten alive

[@MF69420]

I signed in just to thumbs down a 15 minute video about a picture. Just show the picture then tell the story.