805-pound shark catch may set record

MILTON, Fla. – Eleven-feet long, 805 pounds and it almost swam under the radar.

A group of Florida fishermen caught a potentially record-setting mako shark along the Gulf Coast on Tuesday.

Joey Polk and his cousins recorded the fight with the shark and took pictures after reeling in the 805-pound beast.

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Source: WKMG

TF&G Staff

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