Incredible moment fisherman snags a two-metre-long great white shark
Oscar Ford and his cousins were fishing off Barwon Heads on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula on Sunday when he suddenly realised his line had snagged something much bigger.
By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA
Published: 03:29 GMT, 30 December 2025 | Updated: 03:29 GMT, 30 December 2025
A tradie has filmed the incredible moment he reeled in a two-metre-long great white shark.
Oscar Ford, 25, and his young cousins were fishing for tuna and snapper off Barwon Heads on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula on Sunday.
After a few quiet hours, they put out a bait balloon when he suddenly realised his line had snagged something much bigger when he heard a massive splash and spotted a fin.
He asked his cousins to start filming what would turn out to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
'Holy f***,' he said.
One of his cousins told the other: 'Get the GoPro!'
The young carpenter spent 35 minutes struggling to reel in what he initially thought was a mako shark.
'It's a f***king white, holy s***, holy crap, I've caught a white off Barwon Heads,' Mr Ford screamed.
Oscar Ford reeled in a great white shark on Sunday, an experience that he'll never forget
'Oh my God!'
The shark was filmed swimming underneath and alongside the boat before its jaws latched onto the vessel.
'He's biting the boat, get that on film, get that on film,' he said.
'This is going on the news, mate!'
One of his brave cousins even dunked a GoPro into the water for a closer look, which captured the shark baring its teeth centimetres away.
As sharks are a protected species, Mr Ford eventually released his catch, which swam away unharmed.
'I was just in disbelief, I was like this is insane, I would never have thought this would happen,' Mr Ford told Nine News.
'I had so much emotion, so much adrenaline running through me.
'I was feeling a million different emotions, I was feeling on top of the world.
The epic catch was filmed off Barwon Heads on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula
'As soon as we saw it, we were going crazy, it was just such an amazing experience to see such a big, beautiful animal.'
Mr Ford shared the extraordinary footage to his Flickin with Oz YouTube channel, which racked up thousands of views within a day.
'Well done guys! Great release too!' one stunned viewer commented.
Another added: 'Wow! That stretch of coast sits right along a seal movement and feeding corridor, once the food moves on so will that shark. Nice work.'
It follows a spate of recent sightings off the state's coast this month.
Shark attacks in Victoria are uncommon, where a fatal shark attack hasn't been recorded in almost four decades.