Shark no match for Con | Herald Sun
WHEN North Balwyn businessman Con Andrianopoulos, 48, cast off on his first shark fishing voyage last week, he didn't know what to expect.
But he soon found out when he hooked a 228.2kg mako shark, one of the biggest ever caught in Victoria.
"It leapt in the air about four or five metres," Mr Andrianopoulos said. "That's when we started to get a bit scared."
Despite his friend Troy Richards's reservations, the debutant persevered, battling the beast for more than three hours to land the prize.
"I made sure it was really tired, because they can destroy your boat," Mr Andrianopoulos said.
But catching the powerful fish was only half the battle: it was too big for their boat.
"We waved down a boat and the four blokes on board were from the Bass Strait Game Fishing Club," Mr Andrianopoulos said.
"When we got it back they weighed it, and were pretty impressed when it came up 228.2kg."
