It was more than five feet long, but it definitely wasn91裸聊视频檛 a keeper.

Nanaimo fisherman Roy Ban reeled in a sixgill shark last week in relatively shallow waters just off Entrance Island.

Ban had been fishing for cod that day but hadn91裸聊视频檛 landed any of catchable size, and was about to head in.

91裸聊视频淲e had our baby and he was crying, so I said, one more drop,91裸聊视频� said Ban.

That91裸聊视频檚 when he happened to snag something out of the ordinary.

91裸聊视频淚 could totally tell it was a big one, just the way of how heavy it was and the way it fought 91裸聊视频� I just wasn91裸聊视频檛 sure what it was,91裸聊视频� he said.

About 15-20 minutes of fighting brought the fish into view, and Ban said he thought it was some kind of shark, but it fought its way back down and it took the angler another 15-20 minutes to tire it out and bring it to the surface for a second time.

91裸聊视频淚 had a better look at it and I still wasn91裸聊视频檛 sure what kind of shark it was,91裸聊视频� Ban said, adding that he just clipped his line at that point and let the shark go.

Since that day, Ban said a shark expert confirmed the catch was a sixgill shark. Fisheries and Oceans Canada lists the sixgill as one of seven shark species common to British Columbia and notes that the sixgill prefers to remain on the ocean floor and can grow up to 16 feet.

Ban shared his video with his fishing Facebook group and said someone there mentioned they caught a sixgill a few years ago in Barkley Sound on Vancouver Island91裸聊视频檚 west coast.

91裸聊视频淏ut on this side, in Nanaimo, I just didn91裸聊视频檛 know we had that, especially in that shallow water,91裸聊视频� Ban said.

Even though his catch wasn91裸聊视频檛 a keeper, it was worth all that reeling.

91裸聊视频淚 had to bring it in, to see what it was,91裸聊视频� he said.

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