Viral video shows fisherman shot with ink while trying to reel in squid

A fisherman ended up with a tricky crafty squid.
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Good aim.

Jarrad Edwards, 35, was fishing with a friend off the coast of St. Kilda, Adelaide, Australia, when he snagged a squid on his line.

The fisherman takes two tries to finally hook the clever cephalopod while his friend Casey Mitchell recorded in the small fishing boat.

"Got him!" Edwards is excited about the video, as he reels in the crafty creature.

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Edwards and Mitchell are heard celebrating the wrestling, but suddenly they are drawn to close on the line, it suddenly shoots ink directly at Edwards' face.

Edwards, who told The Daily Mail he thought he was "safe" from the ink attack, was shocked by the direct hit.

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I thought I was safe. Little did I know it had a backup plan, "Edwards said.

Edwards told the story and he had been frustrated on the subject of squid before the incident.

"[Casey] I was lucky, but the squid preferred my jig, "Edwards said, noting the pair was planning to head back to shore before the wrestling.

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He is not only an Australian fisherman to be left behind by the antics of a sea creature.

In September, a video went viral showing a kayaker getting slapped by an octopus while it fought with a seal.