900-lb shark caught off coast of Dana Point

DANA POINT, Calif. (KABC) -- Some fishermen managed to pull in a shark weighing over 900 pounds off the coast of Dana Point on Thursday.

The men were visiting from Texas and were out on a charter fishing trip when they snagged the large shortfin mako shark. It took more than 4 hours to bring it in.

They say the shark, which was 125 inches long, nearly pulled them out of their boat.

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