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A 750 pound shark was caught off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was all caught on film. "We realized we had a fish well north of 600 pounds when we couldn't get it in the boat," one of the fisherman said when he was interviewed after the catch.

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel has the video and a good blow-by-blow of how to land a 748-pound shark with flesh piercing teeth and an incredible bite.


The paper reports, "They needed only 20 minutes to catch the shark."

"Using a dock line, the crew lassoed the swordfish and brought it alongside the boat. That upset the mako, which bit the boat's exhaust and propellers. When the mako didn't eat a bonito, the men cast out a chunk of the swordfish." See the clip here. The shark was official at 748 pounds and weighed at the Lighthouse Point Marina, the report notes.