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. Boat Capt. Matt Potter, 34, who owns a store in Huntington Beach called Mako Matt's Marine, said he and his buddies usually go sport shark fishing 20 days a year. On Monday, they were on the third day of a three-day fishing trip when they spotted the fins, after scattering their "secret sauce" -- chopped mackerel and ground chum -- into the water. The fins were a "dead giveaway," said Richard Sanchez, a videographer from Dallas. "There were so many screams...it was something really intense. YEE-HAW!" Thus began some 2-1/2 hours of...
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