A fisherman left amazed after accidentally snagging a 10ft long giant shark

Hakan Karakas was fishing in Turkey when he left his line unattended as it hung over the side of his boat hoping to bring in a catch - but he was shocked by what he caught

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Turkey: Fisherman catches three-meter shark in Canakkale

This is the amazing moment a fisherman is bewildered after catching a massive 10ft long shark.

Fishing fanatic Hakan Karakas was fishing in the Dardanelles Strait in northwest Turkey when he left his line unattended as it hung over the side of his boat.

But when Hakan returned to find his rod badly bent, he started tugging on it and soon realized he had caught a huge shark.

Despite his struggles with the mighty beast, he managed to pull out his cell phone and record the remarkable moment.

After spending a few moments filming the huge shark as it thrashed about in the water, he unhooked it and let it swim.

Fisherman Hakan caught the three-meter shark in the Dardanelles in Canakkale, Turkey (

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The fisherman pulled out his cell phone and filmed the incredible footage (

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@hakan.karakas/CEN)

Hakan's video quickly made the rounds, with experts identifying the species as a bluntnose sixgill shark.

It is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as "...