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Posted: 2022-10-15T23:53:03Z | Updated: 2022-10-15T23:53:03Z Watch Humongous Humpback Scare The S**t Out Of Father And Son Anglers Off Jersey Shore | HuffPost

Watch Humongous Humpback Scare The S**t Out Of Father And Son Anglers Off Jersey Shore

"Oh-oh," says dad as water begins churning next to their boat.

Father and son anglers nearly lost it earlier this week when a ginormous humpback whale burst from the ocean inches from their boat to scarf down dozens of fish.

Zach Piller, 23, and his dad were fishing for striped bass and tuna off the Jersey Shore near Belmar, New Jersey, on Wednesday when they got the surprise of their lives, NBC News reported .

The first sign of the giant beast was churning water and a quickly rising school of panicked fish just off their 18-foot boat.

“Oh-oh,” Piller’s dad can be heard saying on the video shot by his son.

Then the whale surged from the ocean several feet straight into the air.

“Got that on video! Got that on video!” Zach Piller shouted. “What the fuck? What the fuck?” 

Then the whale was gone.

Eric Otjen, vice president of zoological operations at SeaWorld San Diego, told NBC that humpback whales feeding on small fish near shore are not unusual — but breaching near a boat is rare.

“This whale just happened to chase bait fish right next to a boat,” he said. “You probably have a better chance of winning the lottery” than the whale popping up “where it popped up.”

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