Good luck bottle of lager lures 300lb Great White shark

Written by:
Hans Kruit, 29 October 2013

A British angler used a lucky bottle of lager to tempt a rare great white shark off the coast of the United States.

Paul Raines poured a bottle of Heineken into the sea for good luck and 20 minutes later hooked into the 9ft predator – the first the ship’s captain had seen in that area in more than 25 years.

The 49-year-old was aboard ‘Striker 1 boat, a mile out of Biscayne Bay in Miami on the hunt for sailfish.

“Wherever I go sea fishing I pour a bottle of Heineken in the water for good luck,” said the Gloucestershire angler, “it never fails!”

The 300lb shark took a live mullet intended for sailfish and was brought alongside the boat twice on just 30lb mono before breaking free after about 45 minutes.

source: Go Fishing

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