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