Man Sets New Record With Shark Catch

via ShortNews

Florida: Destin lived up to its nickname of the world's luckiest fishing village Saturday when Adlee Bruner and friends hauled in an 844-pound mako shark while competing in the decades-old Destin Fishing Rodeo, beating the old record by 338 pounds.

The 47-year-old Bruner said "It was tense. I've fished for 40 years. I've never [seen] one that big." It took over an hour to reel in the shark, and another four hours to go the 70 miles back. It was too big for the boat, so they tied it to the side.

Initially out on a charter boat to catch grouper, the shark kept eating fish they were catching. "It was like Jaws," said Capt. Robert Hill. He threw out a two-foot amberine and eventually got it to bite. It still weighed 638 pounds after gutting.