While fishing with their cousin in Apollo Bay on Victoria’s Surf Coast, Peter, Michael, and Andreas Salloum reeled in an impressive catch this week—a southern bluefin tuna.
The group spent two hours battling the massive fish before finally bringing it on board.
“We were all completely stunned,” Michael shared with 9News. “Even our charter captain was in disbelief.”
Southern bluefin tuna are highly sought after, commanding prices as high as $683 per kilogram on the market. However, Australian recreational fishers are not permitted to sell their catches.
Instead, the brothers chose to distribute their enormous trophy among family and friends.
The brothers have shared their monster trophy among 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’ll remember, a hundred kilos is not something you catch every day,” Peter said.
A 243-kilogram bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($4.47 million) at a Tokyo market in January.
