<Li> Mundus and Benchley had gone on shark hunting expeditions out of Montauk prior to the 1974 novel and were filmed together aboard the Cricket II in a 1974 episode of American Sportsman </Li> <Li> In the book the fictional Jaws community of Amity is described as being between Bridgehampton, New York and East Hampton, New York, the latter the location of Montauk . </Li> <Li> Quint's boat was said to be berthed at a place called "Promised Land ." Mundus' boat at one time was docked at the fish factory called Promised Land in Napeague, New York immediately west of Montauk . </Li> <Li> Joe Gaviola, a Montauk businessman, was quoted as saying, "He is Quint . If you read the book, he was everything Frank was . Benchley spent weeks fishing with him . Give me a break . He is Quint ." </Li>

Great white shark caught on rod and reel