<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Three brothers have hooked a monster tuna weighing 107.5 kilograms off the coast of south-west </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/victoria" rel="" target="" title="Victoria"><span>Victoria</span></a><span>.</span><br/><br/><span>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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It took two hours for the four to wrangle the massive fish.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/oliver-curtis-makes-australian-financial-review-rich-list-for-first-time/17be5ce1-d1fc-4508-b8e2-27fc56926795"><strong><span>Not so long ago, Oliver was behind bars. He's now a billionaire</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We were all in just pure shock," Michael told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Even the charter captain we had, he was in disbelief as well."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Southern bluefin tuna are among the world's most prized fish, fetching up to $683 per kilogram, however recreational fishers in Australia can't sell their catch.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/capital-gains-tax-discount-changes-australian-business-owners-being-lured-to-united-states-or-new-zealand/631bddd6-b7df-4456-a707-7599ffb9c2d7"><strong><span>'Far better off': Aussie bosses warn of mass exodus to NZ and USA</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/three-brothers-reel-in-catch-of-a-lifetime-off-the-coast-of-south-west-victoria/ea757a13-5376-4b9f-abc5-01d43518fe35" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The brothers have shared their monster trophy among family and friends.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Definitely something we'll remember, a hundred kilos is not something you catch every day," Peter said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 243-kilogram bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($4.47 million) at a Tokyo market in January.</span></div></div>

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