Texas Man Catches 1,000-Pound Shark In Competition

TEXAS CITY, TX -- A 964-pound shark is now on the fishing resume of a Texas man who caught the beast during a fishing competition.

Sergio Roque was participating in the 55th Annual Tackle Time Fishing Tournament when the shark hooked itself onto his line. "It's the hardest fight I've ever had in my life, the strongest one," he told ABC 13.

The battle with the massive shark almost sunk Roque's boat.

In an interview with ABC 13, he said "“When I first set the hook, and it pulled me straight across the back of the boat, pulled me straight to the corner and slammed my knees onto it.”

Click the link above for images and the video interview with Roque.

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