WOW!!! Group of fishermen in Venice, Florida get a big catch & a big surprise!

VENICE, FLORIDA (WITI) -- WOW!!! A group of fishermen in Venice, Florida lured in a big catch -- a 12-foot hammerhead shark.

But wait -- there's MORE!

After wrestling the line for a few hours, fisherman Noe Campos jumped in the water after the line got wrapped around a pole.

"People call me crazy but, I'd rather save a fish," Campos said.

The 'fish' was actually a 12-foot hammerhead shark -- and once the fishermen got it to shore -- they realized there was a lot more "rescuing to do!

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