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Three brothers reel in southern bluefin tuna catch of a lifetime
Peter, Michael and Andreas Salloum were fishing with their cousin in Apollo Bay on the state’s Surf Coast this week when they came across the southern bluefin tuna.
It took two hours for the four to subdue the enormous fish.
“We were all in pure shock,” Michael told 9News.
“Even the charter captain we had was also in disbelief.”
Southern bluefin tuna are among the most prized fish in the world, fetching up to $683 per kilogram, but recreational fishermen in Australia cannot sell their catch.
The brothers shared their monster trophy with family and friends.
“Some of it is in our freezer, some of it is in our bellies and some of it has been eaten by our friends and family,” Michael said.
“Definitely something we will remember, you don’t catch a hundred kilos every day,” said Peter.
A 243-kilogram bluefin tuna sold at a Tokyo market in January for a record 510 million yen ($4.47 million).
