On Monday night, after "quite a few vodkas", the 42-year-old bricklayer from Louth Bay, near Port Lincoln, thought it would be a good idea to jump in the ocean and wrestle with a 1.3m bronze whaler shark that had been spotted "hanging around".

He caught the shark with his bare hands, dragging it onto the Louth Bay jetty to the cheers of other fishermen. The only damage was to his jean, which received a few nips. But rather than keep hold of his "trophy shark" as a memento, Mr Kerkhof skinned and gutted it, and has been eating it all week.

"I've got 10 or a dozen real good feeds from it, and I've still got a fair bit of him in the freezer to last me a while," he said.

Mr Kerkhof admits his actions were not very clever and "wouldn't recommend anyone try it".

"It's amazing what vodka does to you, but when I woke up the next morning I thought it probably wasn't the smartest thing to do," he said

Submitted on 02/16/2007

Submitted by: Miquel
Reference: Herald Sun February 16, 2007 0

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Graham said:
Definitely Toss: Other
Thanks for submitting this story. However, we already have this one in the Slush Pile and there is not really any NEW or additional information here. We do however appreciate your efforts

James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
A bit more detail on WHY he chose to catch the shark. He's EATING it! I suppose there are easier ways to obtain a seafood dinner, but whatever the case I will be passing this one on to Darwin. This gets funnier by the minute!

Chip said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
I absolutely agree with James. Could the shark have been a bystander hurt though? Not only did the guy stalk and wrestle the shark, he is making dinner out of it. Thanks for the additional details, Miquel

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