Video: Rogue King Mackerel Almost Takes Out Fishing Party

This is that moment when you realize you should've brought your shotgun mackerel fishing.

This isn't what these guys expected when they set off for a day's adventure to do some trolling on the open water. But as many veteran king fishermen will tell you, it's all in a days work.

Here's how one king proves gravity is just a word:

Here's the best reason ever to make sure you have the camera ready when you're fishing! You can even see the bait dangling from the fish's mouth as it passes by.

Mackerel are a popular game fish found from coastal Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico.

Rapala Countdowns are one great lure for these fighters, as are flasher-fly combos and spoon-and-planer systems.

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