Archeologists display 6,000-year-old copper fishhook that is 6.5 centimeters long and 4 centimeters wide

Impressive!

"... “This unique find is 6.5 centimeters long and 4 centimeters wide, its large dimensions making it suitable for hunting sharks or large tuna,” ...
“More ancient fishhooks found previously were made of bone and were much smaller than this one. The use of copper began in the Chalcolithic period. It is fascinating to discover that this technological innovation was applied in antiquity for the production of fishhooks for fishermen along the Mediterranean coast.”  ..."

Archeologists display 6,000-year-old copper fishhook - ISRAEL21c The hook, possibly for catching sharks, was found in Israel Antiquity Authority excavations in Ashkelon and will be exhibited for the first time.