Massive shark caught off the Connecticut coast may break state record

Ed Lovely, from Hampton, Connecticut, told ABC News he takes any chance he gets to go out in the water and fish for sharks.

Lovely, a 46-year-old owner of a drywall company, said a typical shark fishing excursion starts off "nice and peaceful," where he places "balloons out acting like a bobber to hold your bait to the depth you need." But then, "all of a sudden -- bang -- a shark hits and chaos happens," he said.

His fishing trip last week began exactly the same, but here's the catch: he walked away with an estimated 700-pound shark that could potentially break the record for the largest one caught off Connecticut waters.