(Newswire.net — June 5, 2012) Huntington Beach, CA — On Monday Jason Johnson of Mesquite, Texas landed the largest ever measured Mako shark off the coast between Huntington Beach and Catalina.
Johnson was filming an Outdoor Channel show called “The Professionals” when he made the world record-breaking catch.
“He took out a quarter-mile of line . . . and five times he came out of the water over 20 feet,” Johnston said. “It was amazing.”
The huge shark weighted in at 1,323.5 pounds and measured 11 feet long.
He added, “It’s unreal. This thing is definitely a killing machine. Any wrong step, I could have gone out of the boat and down to the bottom of the ocean.”
Johnston and his crew were fishing with Mako Matt’s and Breakaway Charters out of Huntington Beach when they caught the fish.
“It was pretty wild. This one came up wanting to kill every single thing in its sight. It was bite, bite, bite, every direction,” fellow angler Corey Knowlton said.
The monster shark will be donated to research.
“The Professionals” is an outdoor show produced by Jim Shockey. Shockey is an outdoor writer, wildlife photographervideographer, wilderness guide and outfitter for the last two decades.
According to The Outdoor Channel each episode highlights the trials and tribulations that occur while traveling to the world’s most dangerous hunting destinations; the risks of political unrest in foreign lands, man-eating animals, deadly weather and more.
You say you want to live the life of Jim Shockey? Well, “Jim Shockey’s The Professionals” shows the agony and the ecstasy that goes into being a professional big game outfitter and hunting legend with more than 200 big game species to his credit. It’s not always pretty, it’s not always glamorous, but it’s always unpredictable adventure.
Along with Shockey himself, each episode of “Jim Shockey’s The Professionals” takes the viewers into the lives of the other members and support staff of Team Shockey. International hunting expert Corey Knowlton will appear on camera with Jim as takes viewers to amazing corners of the earth. Dan Goodenow, head of exploration, will unlock new outfitting areas and will lead recon missions into these unexplored regions. And a team of young, energetic, tough cameramen including Todd Bissenden, Matt Gibson and Branlin Shockey capture it all in the over-the-shoulder, as-it-happens, inimitable Shockey style. – See more at: http://outdoorchannel.com/showabout.aspx?show-id=1017
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