Behold the power of vodka

[Tiger in Spain 0]

Man wrestles shark drunk

A MAN who caught a 1.3-meter (4-ft.) shark with his bare hands off an Australian beach said on Friday he only tried the feat because he was drunk on vodka.

Phillip Kerkhof was fishing off a jetty at Louth Bay, a town on South Australia state's Eyre Peninsula 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) west of Sydney, when he spotted the bronze whaler shark swimming in the shallows, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.

"I just snuck up behind him, and eventually I went for the big grab and I fluked it and got him," Kerkhof said.

"He was just thrashing around in the water ... starting to turn around and try to bite me and I thought 'well, it's amazing what vodka does'," Kerkhof said.

The shark bit a hole in Kerkhof's jeans, but he was uninjured.

"It's not something I'd recommend to do. When I sobered up I thought about it and I said, 'I'm a bit of an idiot for doing it'," Kerkhof said.

Many species of sharks are common in Australian waters, and there are an average of 15 shark attacks per year in the country - roughly one person each year is killed by a shark.

Last month, an abalone diver had an incredible escape after being almost swallowed head first by a huge shark off the New South Wales state coast.

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[keoson7 28]

Hold my screwdriver and watch this!

[BamaGrad03 0]

1.3 meters? It's not like it was a big shark.

[lukeduke 8]

I can't wait for Mythbusters to go after this vodka myth.

[Tiger in Spain 0]

A 4 footer is long enough. I wouldn't try hand catching it........unless I have had about 8 screwdrivers.

[AU_tiger_2000 0]

1.3 meters? It's not like it was a big shark.

Big enough to take off a few fingers.

[CCTAU 3,369]

Rednecks reside in every country on earth. Pretty soon the redneck mantra will be yelled from the top of every mountain on earth.

"Hey ya'll. Watch this."

[cehuff21 0]

1.3 meters? It's not like it was a big shark.

that's about 4 and 1/2 feet. That's more shark than I ever want to wrestle.

[AWK 0]

The diameter of its mouth would be big enough to take off your hand, maybe even your arm.

[BamaGrad03 0]

Guess I should have put a smiley next to my comment.

[AWK 0]

Your lack of emoticons is saddening.

[autiger518 1]

Last month, an abalone diver had an incredible escape after being almost swallowed head first by a huge shark off the New South Wales state coast.

Screw the drunk guy...I wanna hear more about this guy!!

[AU_tiger_2000 0]

Guess I should have put a smiley next to my comment.

We see your username and your "Bama Fan" part of your signature and just assume you don't know how to do math.