It has nothing to do with whether I've ever been shark fishing.
What I'm trying to say is why would the story be newsworthy? The shark was fighting for his life, and the men could NOT BELIEVE that they were almost attacked .....by a shark on the end of their fishing line! So they called a news-team to report their "unbelievable" story!
And, of course, the headlines were something like, "Shark Attacks Men in Boat!"
It was news because many novice fishermen might not believe that a shark will try and attack even when out of water. Most fish when caught will just flop around in the boat but a shark actualy will focus and try and bite you. Something very eerie and cold when you look into a sharks eyes.