Fisherman's terror after seven-foot porbeagle shark bites his foot after he hauled it aboard boat

An experienced fisherman was left terrified after a shark clamped its jaws around his foot and bit a hole in his boat.
The 7ft porbeagle took hold of Hamish Currie's steel toe-capped boot after his crew caught it and hauled it on to the deck of their vessel.
Mr Currie, 53, managed to free himself with the help of one of his crew, but was left shaken by the experience.

Nasty: An experienced fisherman was left terrified after a porbeagle shark clamped its jaws around his foot and bit a hole in his boat

The skipper targeted the shark after hearing reports of it attacking seals off Islay in the Inner Hebrides.
Mr Currie said: 'A friend got in touch to tell me about the shark because I specialise in that style of fishing.
'I took a crew of three up there to look for it because it had been attacking seals in the area.'
Mr Currie, from Saltcoats, Ayrshire, tried to hook the porbeagle after the crew tracked it down on Wednesday.

Damage: The 7ft porbeagle took hold of Hamish Currie's steel toe-capped boot and attempted to bite through it

Ferocious: The angry shark also bit a hole in the boat, pictured

They aimed to tag the fish, which is a member of the Great White family, and release it back into the water as usual.
However, the angry predator gnawed a hole in the crew's boat, and thrashed around as it was pulled onboard.
'This one was a bad, bad fish,' Mr Currie said.
'He was nasty and got me by the foot. Luckily I was wearing steel toe-capped boots.
'I just couldn't shake him off, but eventually one of my crew managed to help me free.
'It was quite terrifying.'

Catch of the day: Hamish Currie skippered this boat when Andy Logan caught this enormous skate

Mr Currie, who has vast experience of catching sharks, said this was his closest call to date.
'I was very lucky this time. It has definitely made me a little bit more wary of them.'
Mr Currie has previously skippered a boat when angler Andy Logan set a record for the biggest common skate caught in the Irish Sea - 5lbs off the British record.
The skate measured an incredible 8ft long by 6ft wide and weighed in at a mighty 222lbs.
The 4.5 ton boat was pulled two miles out to sea by the catch. It was only when Mr Currie was forced to reverse the 37ft boat that the fish came to the surface and was heaved on board by three men.