The Miracle Snook: Broke Off, Attacked By A Shark, Then Swam To Boat!
- By: Joseph Simonds
- on July 2, 2020
This was insane!!
Have you ever caught the same fish twice?
I recently did, but I still can’t get over how it happened!
Here’s the quick backstory…
Luke and I were down in the Everglades fishing for monster snook with two of our Insider members, Marcos and Luana (if you haven’t listened to the podcast with Marcos about how they catch these monster snook on fake shrimp then you’ve got to hear this).
I had a nice snook on, but the fish had inhaled my artificial shrimp leaving the leader rubbing against the snook’s sandpaper-like mouth. After a short fight, the fish broke me off.
Seconds later, we saw my snook getting chased towards the shoreline by a big dorsal fin and a massive wake… a big bull shark was trying to get a quick meal of the tired snook!
We didn’t see whether or not the shark actually got her, but a few minutes later we see a snook making a beeline right to the boat.
We had a hunch this might be the same one, so we netted her… and when she got in the boat, we couldn’t believe what she had in her mouth!
Check out the video below.
Miracle Snook [VIDEO]
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I still can’t believe I got my lure back!
Has that ever happened to you?!
I’m also glad that she came back so we were able to get it out of her mouth.
The best news is that we were able to release the snook safely so it finished with a happy ending — what a tough snook!
If you want to learn more about the unconventional way we were targeting these big snook, check out the podcast episode with Marcos where he shared all about it.
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Get the heck out of town! Crazy ????????????
I caught the same 8 foot bull shark twice, about a week apart. It had my hook and leader from where I cut the leader the week before. Came in with both hooks in the corner of its mouth.
Hi Joe !! You are probably out on the water right now. But when you get a chance, I’d like to know your opinion about line. I fish around Rockport, Port Aransas and Corpus Christi. I’m looking for some braided line for my usual speck and red rigs. Should I get 10 lb, 15lb? What do you think.
That was 100% amazing.
Hey Joe, never caught a snook like that but I did catch a 7.5lb bass with my bare hands in the Winter Haven Chain. I actually thought the fish was dead. It was floating on the surface on its side. I eased up next to it and grabbed it by the mouth and found out that it was still very much alive! I had a couple kids from my church bus with me and of course they thought that was amazing. We took a few pics and sent it on its way. Cool story for the kids to tell.
Craziest catch I’ve ever seen! Are you all going start a new course on how to hypnotize fish so that you can catch them without poles or lures? 🙂
Ya, I want in on that course lol
That was incredible. Amazing. Wouldn’t be able to write that skit ever. Keep up the incredible fishing.
That was awesome!
Earlier this year I was fishing for tarpon off Pine Island using chunked mullet when I caught a 6 foot nurse shark (I thought it was going to be a Stingray). I let him go after a 20 minute fight only to catch him again as soon as I put out fresh bait. The fight was quick as he was already tired after only 5 minutes. I left the spot only to fish it a couple weeks later and sure enough I caught a 6 foot nurse shark again. I have no proof but I am pretty sure it was the same fish.
Awesome…He just felt bad and wanted to bring back the lure…since it was a “secret”. lol
A great story and video. Y ‘all saved the Snook, and removed the lure so the fish could live to fight another day! I have on occasion caught the same fish twice, but they were Redfish or hardheads not a Wiley Snook.
Yes sir! Good stuff, Fred! Thank you my friend.
Awesome!!!! Don’t get to fish much but these regular fishing tips and catch videos make my day. Next best thing to being there. My annual insider fee is about the same as 6 movie tickets. Awesome value. Thanks
Love it!!! Thank you for all of your amazing support, David!
Too cool Joe. Congrats, and on video forever. Between that and Luke’s 3rd floor snook catch. Have to call the Strong bro’s fish whisperers.????????????
Hahaha! Yes, this was definitely one we won’t forget! I wish we could have captured the bull shark on film. That would have made it even crazier!
So I tried to watch a few of your videos but they would not play.
Sorry to hear this, Joseph. What happens when you try to play it? We have about 20,000 anglers per day on our site and haven’t received any reported issues. Keep me posted.
Once in a lifetime!
Too cool!!
That’s soooo cool. Good for the snook to seek a little rescue from the shark near your boat. Rehab’d him up, and he’s good to go!
Wow…..that is indeed truly amazing on so many levels. Great net snatch!
OMG!!! If that wasn’t on video I would’ve called that a fish tale.
That’s awesome! A few weeks ago I was surf fishing and something toothy swam by and cut my braid and I lost my whole surf rig. An hour later I reeled in a 4 inch catfish (yes 4 inches) and low and behold this catfish was also hooked by my lost surf rig. It was a tangled mess but I got back all the hooks and the weight. I couldn’t believe it.
That’s crazy. That’ll be something to talk about 20 years from now. Lol. What’s the secret shrimp lure?
It’s a special shrimp lure (and material) that Marcos brought over from Brazil. We’re working with him to get some packs for our Insider members! Stay tuned
Oh your talking about inventive fishing shrimp. They originally were made in Brazil but grew in popularity and were soon introduced here. Nice!
That is crazy lucky!
No doubt Tom! We were pinching ourselves that entire day!
Absolutely crazy, and rates right up there with the balcony catch!
Yeah man!!! Thank you Greg!!
That’s great! It’s almost as if he wanted your help to get that lure out of his mouth.
Yep! I’ve never seen a snook (or any fish for that matter) swim so nonchalantly right at a boat.
That was amazing! Ninja netting skills by Marco for sure. Way to go guys! The snook from the balcony and now this with netting a free-swimmer.. You’re building quite the collection of notable catches haha
No doubt! Glad Marcos was so dang fast with that net! Plus we saved a snook and a lure!