Queensland man spends two hour in the dark battling a 3m bull shark

A Queensland fisherman says he is still recovering after an exhausting encounter with a near 3m bull shark on Tuesday night.

Matt Duncan spent almost two hours battling with the predator while fishing on the Maroochy River on the Sunshine Coast.

The keen angler managed to get a photo with his massive catch before releasing it safely back in the river and has since shared the photo on social media.

Keen fisherman Matt Duncan caught a bull shark on the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday night. ‘After a battle that lasted just under two hours, she still had plenty of energy for a healthy release,’ he said

‘Last night I had an awesome battle with this Maroochy River monster,’ Mr Duncan posted on Instgram.

‘These bull sharks are littered throughout loads of our Aussie rivers and estuaries so don’t be too worried folks, they’re not interested in us! After a battle that lasted just under two hours, she still had plenty of energy for a healthy release. Stoked!’  

The catch comes after another fisherman reeled in a 1.2m bull shark in the same river nearby on April 1. 

Mr Duncan told the he had caught bigger sharks when living in Western Australia but never a 2.5m bull shark in a river system.

‘These sharks are super tough, they put up a fight. It kept coming to the shore but not too close because it was kind of beaching itself,’ he told the publication.

‘I was exhausted at the end … It was hard because the whole time I just wanted to reel it in but I couldn’t put any more pressure on my line.’ 

Matt Duncan needed the help of his girlfriend Ebony to release the bull shark

The catch comes after another fisherman reeled in a 1.2m bull shark in the Maroochy River on April 1.

Mr Duncan rang his girlfriend Ebony for help to remove the hooks and tied a rope around its tail before its release.

‘I jumped in the water, I have done quite a few times so I wasn’t frightened of it,’ he told the Sunshine Coast Daily.

‘I couldn’t believe it. You hear stories about sharks but people swim and kayak in the river. ‘

An avid fisherman, 인스타그램 팔로워 늘리기 it wasn’t the first shark Matt Duncan has caught

His photo sparked debate on the Sunshine Coast Facebook page.

‘Cars are more dangerous and kill far more people every year then sharks. If they were interested in us they would wait for surfers/swimmers to enter the water every day for an easy feed,’ one man posted.

Another added: ‘I catch sharks at a very popular swimming hole. Noone’s been bit yet. Most attacks are from people swimming at the wrong time and being mistaken for 인스타그램 팔로워 늘리기 food.’  

Known for their aggressive nature, bull sharks can thrive in both salt and fresh water and can travel far up rivers.

Navy diver Paul de Gelder lost a hand when attacked by a bull shark in Sydney Harbour in 2011- the first shark attack in the harbour in 60 years.