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Greek-Australian Fisherman’s 128kg catch

Steve Makarios was used to relaxing days of fishing. Recently the Greek-Australian fisherman went fisshing expecting another quiet day in the sea. He certainly wasn’t expecting to reel in the biggest southern bluefin tuna in Victorian history. The 128kg catch took almost six hours to haul in — and nearly sank the 5.6m boat when he and fishing buddies Eddie Zahra and Ross Moor pulled the 2.3m tuna aboard on Thursday.

“We thought we’d never get it in,” he said.

“Bits and pieces of the reel were falling off and we had to pour water on the line to keep it from overheating.

“And the boat nearly took on water when the three of us tried to pull it in. It was a pretty epic fight.

“I just had to keep telling myself to be patient and pace it, while my back and my arms and legs were burning up with pain,” Makarios said.

(with info from:news.com.au)

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