Fishermen hook 6-foot shark off Long Beach Island

LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J. (WPVI) -- A group of guys fishing off Long Beach Island Sunday afternoon hooked a six-foot shark.

'Mark G' of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania says it took over an hour to pull the shark onto shore, hold it down, remove the hook and release it.

The group took a picture with the shark before letting it go.

Fishermen reel in large shark off beach in Brigantine, New Jersey

Fishermen reel in large shark off beach in Brigantine. Christie Ileto has more on Action News at 5 p.m. on June 23, 2019.