An angler decided to defend his fish against a black bear while fishing in a river, and the video is blowing up online. Jeremiah Mast shared footage of an angler (presumably himself) holding his ground against a bear that tried to come for the fish on his line several times.

“That’ll get your blood pumping,” Mast wrote in his Instagram post sharing the video. “Get your own fish buddy!”

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Mast adds that in addition to just wanting to keep his fish, the fish hook likely would have killed the bear.

“Not to mention the fact that fish had a big 2/0 octo hook in its mouth that could have killed that bear if he [ate] it!” he wrote in a comment reply.

Watch a bear try to steal an angler’s fish from his line below (or see it here).

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An eight-year-old angler who was fishing with his dad at Ridley Park Lake in Pennsylvania made an unexpected catch the other day—a piranha. The young boy said he knew it was a piranha because he’s seen them on YouTube.

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A wildlife official told local ABC 6 News that it’s likely the piranha was someone’s exotic pet at one point. The unknown pet owner must have released the fish relatively recently, because the expert also says he doesn’t think the animal, which is native to tropical rivers in South America, would have survived very long, even if it hadn’t been caught.

Watch a young angler catch a piranha in a Pennsylvania lake below (or see it here).

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A man fishing from his Seadoo off the coast of North Carolina ended up in the middle of a shark feeding frenzy. His reaction suggests he was equal parts thrilled and terrified. The man, Brett Barley, shared footage of the incredible moment to Instagram. At one point, he said: “Get me outta here!”

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“A MASSIVE Shark Feeding Frenzy Engulfed my @seadoo while I was out fishing today!” wrote Barley in his post. “And on top of the hundreds of Sharks eating bait over a 4acre wide area, a big school of Red Drum blitzed in to join the party! [It was] a full on Nat Geo moment if I’ve ever had one! The things you see in Cape Hatteras never cease to amaze me! Also, 10/10 would not recommend being in the middle of a ball of Spinner Sharks though . . . I’m very fortunate one didn’t sky right into me or all my gear.”

Watch Barley’s videos from when he became surrounded by a shark feeding frenzy here:

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An angler was minding his own business when a couple of rams (male bighorn sheep) decided to make a river crossing right by his fishing spot. The close encounter made for a pretty funny video taken from the angler’s brother’s point of view.

“That one time my brother @chasing.the.high.on.fly_ almost got ran over by the rams,” wrote beezus505 in an Instagram post sharing the popular video.

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People in the comments section got a huge kick out of the chance encounter, as well as each brother’s reaction to the experience.

Watch an angler end up closer to rams than he intended to be as they crossed a river (warning: language):

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When a young boy named Jackson caught a smallmouth bass while fishing in the local river, he could not have been more excited. His mom recorded the moment Jackson walked out of the river holding his prize, and you can see the moment of realization as it sinks in that’s he’s caught a large smallmouth. The boy’s wholesome reaction to his fish is restoring some people’s faith in modern childhood.

“LOOK AT THAT SMALLMOUTH!! OH MY GOD!!” Jackson literally shouts.

He urges his mom to call his dad, but she tells him she’s still recording. Jackson is so pumped with adrenaline that he’s shaking as he tries to remove the fishing hook from the fish’s mouth.

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Jackson’s dad posted the video on his Instagram page. The comments section praises Jackson and his parents for prioritizing outdoor activities like fishing.

“God bless this [boy’s] parents, for actually letting this boy live a great childhood,” wrote one person.

“I love that there [are] kids in this world addicted to fishing in real life vs a headset,” wrote another.

Watch a boy’s joyful reaction after he catches a big fish here:

Jackson’s dad posted a follow-up video, and in the background, Jackson is out fishing in the river once again.

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A group of women recently went on a fishing trip they’ll never forget. One fisherwoman, Jodi, reeled in a surprise catch, and the boat went wild . . . and I do mean WILD. A video of Jodi reeling in her catch and the moments after, when everyone on the boat sees what’s on the line, has circulated widely on social media, attracting nearly 4 million views on Instagram.

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“A moment we will never forget as a family!” wrote Amanda Humick in her Instagram post sharing the hilarious video.

The footage shows Jodi steadily reeling in what seems to be a large catch amid some funny banter between the other women on the boat. It is a large catch. As soon as everyone sees the impressive fish, they lose it in the best possible way.

People in the comments section applaud the women for having the absolute best time.

“I’m an avid fisherwoman but have gotten a lot of pushback from women around me for the things I love to do,” wrote one person. “I’ll probably never get to experience a moment like this with the ladies in my family, but watching you all truly warmed and healed a part of my heart.”

Watch as a fisherwoman reels in her surprise catch here:

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A hero of a dad rescued the day when he took his kids fishing, and the line snapped while his son was reeling in a big fish. Eduardo Alvarez (@bestdad_ceo on Instagram) allowed himself a split second of disappointment before a thought entered his mind, and he acted on that thought immediately. Alvarez leapt into the water after his son’s prize, and this dad of the year caught the fish with his bare hands.

When Alvarez resurfaces, the look of shock on his face is hilarious. We imagine he was thinking: “What did I just do, and how did it actually work?!” In the background, his family is cheering, laughing, and/or crying (at least one of the young kids got a little scared when dad jumped in).

The video went viral a few years back, and Alvarez calls it “the video that started it all.” He’s now a content creator with over 200,000 followers on Instagram. Alvarez reshared the video to celebrate the milestone of reaching 200k.

Watch as a dad jumps in to catch a fish that snapped off his kid’s line here:

What are the chances?? Kudos to this dad who went above and beyond to get that fish.

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Kai Peverell is an accomplished angler at just seven years old. Peverell and his family live in a small coastal town in northwest Australia. This angler certainly had a memorable summer, especially after hooking a squid while night fishing and getting squirted in the face with ink. His dad got the whole thing on video.

In the clip posted to Kai’s Instagram account, you see young Peverell with his back to camera as he exclaims “I got him, I got him!” As he starts to reel in the mystery creature, it squirts ink in his face, and he turns toward the camera.

Peverell’s reaction is admirable. He’s clearly not loving being coated with ink, but he also laughs and patiently waits while his mom helps him finish bringing in the squid and then wipes off his face.

See a squid ink a young angler in the face here:

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An Oregon fisherman recently caught a massive 53-pound Chinook salmon in the Chetco River estuary, and the internet is loving it. Steve Wood is the lucky fisherman, and he told The Oregonian that it took 15 minutes to reel in this lunker on September 13.

Even though this behemoth is way over the average size for a Chinook salmon, it’s not a record-setting catch. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) reports that Ernie St. Claire caught an 83-pound Chinook salmon in Oregon’s Umpqua River back in 1910.

Nevertheless, Wood’s Chinook salmon is a fine specimen indeed. Wood told The Oregonian that he plans to take the fish to a taxidermist and mount it in his home. He also said he caught a similar Chinook salmon weighing 50 pounds back in 1980.

Congratulations to Wood on his incredible catch!

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We’re not getting over this hilarious viral video anytime soon. Unfortunately, these three kids may not want to go fishing again anytime soon, either. A family boating trip turned into an even more memorable experience for three young kids when a huge fish—possibly an Asian carp—leapt out of the water into the boat. As it did, the fish managed to “slap” all three kids across the face with its tail.

The kids’ mom, Emily Carter, caught the moment on film and posted the video to her TikTok profile. It has nearly 90 million views. Carter sarcastically wrote in her caption: “Kids LOVE the new boat!” She also puts hashtags like #funnyafterthefact and #trauma.

Although we hate to see kids get scared, the video is quite funny. One of the poor kids gets knocked clean off the boat’s bench by the fish. Carter’s offscreen reaction is priceless, too. We trust no one got hurt and the kids will come to see this as a funny memory and not a scary one.

Watch a fish whack some kids in the face here:

Carter has also posted the same video in slow motion and set to several different songs that enhance the comedic effect. We think the original is still the best, though.

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