shark, it happened off florida's elliott key. we have the story for you. >> it's stuck. >> reporter: a group of miami bankers have quite the shark tail to tell after reeling in a thousand pound 12-foot mako off elliott key this weekend. >> i don't have to watch jaws any more, i lived it. >> reporter: the team was participating in an fiu alumni fishing tournament, out scouting schools of mahimahi, but would see this dorsal fin in the distance. >> i saw the fin but i didn't realize it was that big. >> reporter: first they worked to hook the giant predator then -- >> he jumped out of the water about ten feet. >> reporter: it would take seven men more than four hours to reel in this beast. there were times doubt set in. >> i thought it would break our