at legalzoom.com we pu.on fishing trip off galveston island turned into one wild ride when the dad reeled in a 7-foot shark and the big catch caught on tape. animal lovers upset but the shark lived. >> reporter: they are in a kayak battling a 7-foot shark. look at that thing. they are in the kayak, they are out in the water for three hours. just about to call it a day when as you can see dad got a big bite. that's a 7-foot black-tipped shark. hunter was concerned the shark might tip the kayak. >> last one? >> there he is. full body. >> nice, isn't it. >> okay. >> one, two, bye-bye. that's recorded. a large shark. >> reporter: that is a cool, calm, collected 9-year-old. they took some video. took a couple cool pictures and released the shark. you heard hunter say one, two, bye-bye. here is hunter and his dad, listen. >> you notice i don't put my fingers anywhere near the business end. >> i did touch it. it slapped me in the face. its tail slapped me in the face. >> reporter: hunter, by the way, wants to be a