Once he hooked the beast, he ran his rod down to the beach and reeled it in for two hours.
"It was exhausting but exciting to catch one of my bucket list sharks," Ploch told My San Antonio. "I have been saltwater fishing for the last five years, but have been grateful to learn a lot of pointers from local fishermen that helped me land this fish."

Video of the catch shows Ploch posing with the shark on the beach with his friend, Patrick Reyes.

Ploch measured the shark at 9.5 feet before releasing it