Boy Catches Great White Shark in Cape Cod Bay

Eastham, MA — A 6-year-old boy made the catch of a lifetime in Cape Cod Bay Saturday — hooking a great white shark near Eastham.

Blake White, of Houston, Texas, was fishing with his family when he made the incredible catch, WHDH reported.

White's father shot some photos before cutting the shark free.

“There were comments right away about needing a bigger boat and all,” Lars White told WHDH. “So, yeah we would’ve needed a bigger boat if we wanted to do anything with that."

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Indeed, great white sharks have descended on Cape Cod for the summer.

A great white was recently captured close to the Provincetown shore eating a seal, and two more great whites were tagged to the south:

Great white sharks have a well-documented summertime presence in Cape Cod waters. Sightings have “surged” in the last few years, according to federal researchers.

The last great white attack on a human in Massachusetts was in 2012, when a great white bit a man on the leg off the coast of Truro. The man survived and kept his leg.

There was a close call in September 2014, when a great white chomped a kayak with two women aboard. They were not hurt.

In 1916, a shark killed four people and seriously injured a fifth off the New Jersey coast — providing the inspiration for “Jaws,” which was filmed on Martha's Vineyard.

Photo credit: ScottS101 via Flickr