The crocodile bit onto the fisherman's lure and refused to let go.
The fisherman can then be heard breathing heavily as he struggles to free the lure from the croc's mouth, with his rod almost bending in two in the process. At one point, the powerful crocodile pulls most of the fishing rod into the water, with de With fighting to keep hold of his equipment.
"You can accidentally hook them, this one seemed like he actually tried to eat it," de With told the Daily Mail Australia."You just fight it till the line breaks or the hooks let go. That rod and reel are good quality stuff, which makes all the difference specially when you hook a big 'barra,' you don't won't your gear to fail," he said, referring to barramundi—a fish species found in the area that can grow up to around six feet in length.
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