Waihi's Holly Manukonga won't forget her first catch in a hurry.
Taken fishing by her boyfriend Josh Lonergan last night, the pair were looking to hook some bronze whalers off Bowentown's Cave Bay when she snagged what felt like a big one.
Upon reeling the fish in they discovered it was a baby great white shark.
"I just did the usual, threw some bait out and we hooked a white," Lonergan said.
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