A couple of days ago, a group of men from Florida set out on their boat for a fishing adventure and they got just that when a giant 748-pound mako shark decided to visit them.  The evidence remains in the bite marks left on the exhaust and frame of the boat.

The crew had a camera rolling and when they saw the 10-foot shark feeding on a swordfish, they knew they had to take the opportunity to bring in the beast.  They used the shark’s dead meal as their bait to lure it in, but that turned out to be a long and dangerous struggle, which also resulted in a confused shark attacking the boat at times.  They were eventually able to to bring it in and celebrate their big catch.

The last time we wrote about someone catching a mako shark, it seemed to cause quite the stir, as some believed it was cruel punishment done simply for the thrill of the kill.  Well they may be happy to know that this fish did not go to waste.  The guys took the meat and were able to divide it among 20 of their friends.

On second thought, that likely wont make them happy at all.  Ah well.  At least this time it wasn’t given a Camel’s Clutch.

Local 10 News Video on the 750 Pound Mako Shark Catch

CNN Video on the 750 Pound Mako Shark Catch

Video After the catch

Hat Tip – [MadeMan]

Total Pro Sports – If you thought catching the King of Common Carps would put up the fight of a lifetime, think again.

Taylor Sears, a 20-year-old man from Scituate, Massachusetts reeled in a 624-pound mako shark on Thursday.  The 10-foot monster is the largest male mako shark ever to be recorded in the Atlantic Ocean may even be the largest male mako ever caught anywhere.  As stated by Dr. Greg Skomal of the state division of Maritime Fisheries, “we didn’t think they got this big basically.”

Sears is no stranger to fishing the deep seas, but the Massachusetts Maritime Academy junior will remember not be forgetting the feeling of this big catch anytime soon.

“I’ve caught a million sharks before, but never anything this feisty.”

We are impressed with the sharpshooter he put on the giant shark, but would have been even more impressed had he caught this baby while fishing from a kayak.

Check out the pics of this trophy catch.

Mako in the sharpshooter

Mako shark

Hat Tip – [Barstool Sports]