A 10-year-old boy was fishing with his father off Maatsuyker Island in Tasmania when he reeled in a record catch: a 194-pound (approx. 88-kilogram) bluefin tuna.
The fish measured in at 6 feet, 2 inches (1.9 meters) and is believed to be the largest southern bluefin tuna caught on a 24-kilogram (approx. 53-pound) line by someone under the age of 11.
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The catch took them both by surprise. Leo had just hauled in an 88.2-pound (approx. 40-kilogram) fish when he handed the rod to his son and asked if Lochie would like to have a go.
Not long afterward, the boy snagged the monster tuna.
Leo tried to step in to help, but he says his son was too determined to let his dad help.
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“There were stages when he wanted to get off, he was pretty tired but he’s a very determined boy and he stuck with it,” Leo explained.
So, for 2 hours and 45 minutes, Lochie struggled to haul in the monster fish on a 24-kilogram line. Leo said that at times, his son was “not in a good place” but refused to give up.
“It was very hard to reel it in, it was really heavy and I was very tired by the end,” Lochie said.
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Leo says his son was sore afterward, but it was worth it in the end.
“He was very tired and in quite a bit of pain and discomfort and it’s also quite a mental struggle to focus for that long,” Leo explained.
The duo is currently working on the paperwork to make Lochie an official record holder for the 88-kilogram (approx. 194-pound) catch.
Since then, Leo says the family has been eating tuna for “breakfast, lunch, and dinner.”