Riley Elliott Instagram – Did you know that this is how the vast majority of Mako shark ‘attacks’ happen. Because people love to see them fly and even those less intellectual or respectful, just catch them for fun. The good thing about a Mako is they have an attitude like no other and will even turn back at the boat and come at you once they feel the hook. Everything aside, I think you deserve a shark attack like this if you disrespect an apex predator but by no means should it be counted as a shark attack in the general sense. Great news is many fishing tournaments no longer encourage or reward shark catches and instead when sharks are accidentally caught, they are tagged and released.