The crew used cut bait and chum to lure the shark. "It was pretty wild. This one came up wanting to kill every single thing in its sight. ... RELATED: 900-Pound Mako Shark Caught Off Dana Point.

The fishermen who caught what may be a record-setting mako off the coast of Huntington Beach described an intense struggle to hook the 1,323-pound shark. Fisherman: Catching 1,300-pound mako shark ...

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - It's the fishing story of a lifetime for three men who hooked a huge mako shark off the coast of San Diego. What makes this fish tale so great is the video of the flying mako ...

A Southern California fisherman who tags sharks for research recorded what he described as a “monster mako splashdown” late Sunday near Santa Catalina Island.

In 2013, fishermen caught a shortfin mako shark off the coast of California. It was a record-breaking catch, as the mako shark turned out to be the heaviest one ever documented. The enormous ...

The mako shark is capable of achieving speeds of 45 miles per hour and can leap out of the water at great heights when hunting, according to Oceana, a conservation agency.

A prominent Southern California shark tagger has documented his tug of war with a ferocious mako shark, he said, to showcase the species’ “beauty, power, and strength.” “I’m their ...

A “wild” seven-foot mako shark flew into the 38-foot boat. “We were routinely fishing like we often do,” Sinclair told McClatchy News.

Check out a wild moment when a fishing crew wrestled with an 8-foot-long shark over a swordfish: ... The mako shark then swam away briefly before circling back to the boat.

Interestingly, the adult female mako shark took a live mackerel tied to a fishing line and jumped seven times against the drag of heavy tackle despite not being hooked.