Ever wondered what lurks in the sea off the coast of Devon?
The answer is quite a lot of sharks, judging by how many these anglers caught in one day.
They reeled in 20 blue and porbeagle sharks in 24 hours, using mackerel as bait.
The largest was 90lb, but all of them looked as big or bigger than them when they posed for photos.
Five shipmates and one skipper caught all the sharks over a single 24 hour period starting on July 11.
The group from Somerset and Devon was made up of five anglers aboard the Reel Deal fishing boat, operated by Dan Hawkins.
Each fisherman landed two sharks each. The biggest was caught by Tom Clayton, 29, who caught one weighting 90lbs
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All were returned safely to the sea.
Tom said: Every time I threw my rod into the water it was pure excitement not knowing what type of shark I was fighting and reeling in.
Once hooked the sharks were out of the water for about 2-3 minutes but from the second they were brought out of the water they had buckets of water poured over them as their health and well-being was our main priority.
It was a bit surreal to be holding them. They were smooth and slimey one way but if you rubbed your hand the other way it felt like sand paper.
It felt like a massive achievement to have it in my hands but at the same time you have to remember what theyre capable of.
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