Huge 10-Foot-Long Creature Reeled In By Fisherman

A man in Australia got a major shock when he reeled in a massive 10-foot-long crocodile during a fishing trip.

Jimmy Falkenberg from Townsville shared the video of the salt crocodile on his Facebook account. Falkenberg said he did not realize what he had caught in the line until he tripped over.

"That's when I started cutting a few washes," he told the media outlet Today. Falkenberg said for more than an hour, he struggled to get the reptile off his line.

"(It) was a long drawn out battle for nearly an hour. I managed to snap the line thank goodness. So yeah. Off he swam," he said. "Hopefully he's pissed off enough with me, he won't be there, so I can fish there in peace next time."

Falkenberg, who is a fisherman, shared the video after the thrilling encounter with the huge crocodile at one of his secret fishing spots.

"I’m not 100% sure if he actually ate the lure or grabbed a fish that was hooked in like the first few seconds! Either way, this was a true 3metery+ !!! Did all I could to break the lure off but after nearly an hour, the line broke free! Probably for the best!!! I also tripped on my thongs and nearly fell in as he surfaced which got the heart racing faster!" he captioned the video.

In the video, he is heard saying: "Holy moly that was a big boy. I need a beer. I need a massage."

This is reportedly the fisherman's second crocodile encounter in six months.

Recently, a video, showing a huge crocodile snatching a shark off a fishermen's line just as they tried to reel it in, went viral. The incident took place off the coast of Western Australia. Geoff Trutwin and Nat Barnes were on a fishing expedition off the coast of Wyndham when they hooked a blacktip shark. As they tried to reel the shark in, a crocodile leaped out and latched onto the line. "We had been out fishing for a few hours and Nat caught a juvenile blacktip shark and while he was reeling it in, this saltwater croc decided he wanted that meal," Trutwin said, according to Times Now. "He shot over really quickly and grabbed it. The crocs aren't timid around people, they're very happy to be around us. You’ve got to be careful as they'll eat you."