This is a genuine picture of a Cod estimated at 17lb but we will never know its true weight.
One of our regular customers Dave Withinshaw gave me this magic picture towards the end of last year (2009) showing this Cod that had a run in with a Porbeagle Shark off of the Coast of Weymouth.
The customer was wrecking using a tiger shad and struck into a typical Cod bite.
He then started the retrieve in usual the usual fashion but unlike any other normal day the Cod was pulled past the nose of a large Shark that had been cruising in the area!!
The fish locked up solid and then released, when the remains of the Cod reached the surface Dave saw the Shark following it up with its mouth open!!
Here is the resulting photo!! Ouch!!
The Shark took a large bite out of the Cod and put an alarming bend in our customer’s rod!
What a sight that must have been!
