Tom Roston Jr. and Clint Simek had a close encounter  last week when a 300-lb., 8'4" Mako shark jumped into their small fishing boat while they were fishing off the New Jersey shore. Can you blame them?

"It was like a moment of sharksilence and then all of the sudden it just went crazy...We're looking at each other like, we have to control this fish because he's coming down the side of the gunnel, where we need to be."

Apparently the men struggled for two hours with the Mako before it gave up. You can watch a longer version of the video here.

What would you have done?

Written by: Lauren DeVlaming
Lauren de Vlaming is the senior engagement manager at Dominion Marine Media, including boats.com, YachtWorld and Boat Trader. She has a communications background including emphases in social media, journalism, and graphic design, and is also a contributor to the ebook "The Atlanta 50: What to see and do."