News: Fisherman and his girlfriend hook a monster 200kg bull shark off a popular swimming beach - but are branded 'murderers' online #WilkeyPerkins Blog

A fisherman has caught a massive three-metre 200kg bull shark off a popular swimming beach on the coast of northern New South Wales.

Joel Merchant, 33, caught the shark with his girlfriend Danielle Simpson, 35, on Australia Day off the coast of Duranbah, near Tweed Heads.

Mr Merchant catches fish – including sharks - to sell to the local Tweed Heads shop Scales Seafood.

Mr Merchant caught the shark off a fixed fishing line anchored 2km from Duranbah.

He said it was the first time Ms Simpson had come out on the boat with him to check the lines and she was stunned by their catch.
'She was amazed by it,' he told Daily Mail Australia.
But he insisted the 200kg shark was easy to get on the boat – and wasn't anywhere near the biggest he's ever caught.
'It was pretty easy to pull on that one, it just behaved itself,' Mr Merchant said.
'I have no idea how many more I've caught but the biggest one a long time ago was around about four metres