Boy, I'd love to land that S.O.B! 30 pound tackle on a 400 pound liter!! They were looking for something to take home for dinner, namely a mako.
The fisherman probably didn't realize when he was interviewed (and said he's never heard of a Great White in NJ) that the actual movie "Jaws" was inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, which killed five people in Beach Haven, Matawan and Spring Lake.
Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia