A fisherman got the fright of his life when the catch he was reeling in was attacked and stolen by a great white shark . Filmed in the Bay of Islands , New Zealand a man can be seen fishing from the side of a boat – his rod bent under the pressure . Struggling to reel in the seemingly huge fish , the man states ‘ he ’ s not happy about coming over here anyway. ’ The fishing rod bends under the pressure as the man attempts to reel in the seemingly huge catch . But as his winding becomes less resistant , the video maker remarks that everything is okay as the notion of the fish reaches the surface . Lifting the catch from the water , the filmmaker asks ‘ what have we got ? ’ before cursing the man ’ s luck at the state of the fish . Although difficult to see in the video , the fish does n't appear to be alive or in one whole piece . Although difficult to see in the video , the fish does n't appear to be alive or in one whole piece . Out of nowhere a great white shark leaps from the water and snatches the fish from the line . Undeterred , the fisherman continues to lift the fish from the water with the intention of bringing it onboard . But suddenly out of nowhere a great white shark leaps from the water and with its huge jaw opened , snatches the fish from the line . On board , the people react in shock and burst into laughter as the shark continues off around the side of the boat and disappears with a splash . The great white shark is so huge it has no natural predators other than the killer whale . According to Grind TV , the guide undertaking the fishing trip belongs to Captain Bucko ’ s Fishing charters , who remarked that he had never seen a great white shark in the Bay of Islands before . The great white is a species of large lamniform shark found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans . Due to its huge size and powerful bite force , the marine mammal has no natural predators other than the killer whale . The people react in shock as the shark continues off around the side of the boat and disappears with a splash .
The man 's fishing gear bends under the weight of his large jaws . As the shark breaks the surface of the water it does not appear to be alive . Suddenly a great white shark leaps from the sea and steals the catch . The fishing incident took place in the bay of Islands in New Zealand .