David Soares Catches 1003.5lb Bluefin Tuna
Christmas came early for one local fisherman today [Dec 22], with David Soares, on board the Kerry D, reeling in a massive bluefin tuna that tipped the scales at 1003.5lbs.
It was caught off Challenger Banks at about 10am this morning, with Mr Soares reeling in the fish single-handedly after a two hour battle.
It was brought to shore at the Spanish Point Boat Club, and a crane truck came and weighed the fish, which was recorded at 1003.5lbs, with guts and gills out.
Mr Soares, a full time commercial fisherman, has sold the fish to the MEF Restaurant group.
Bluefins are caught in Bermuda waters, with some previous large catches including a 351 lb catch in March 2013 in the Argus Bank area, a 329 lb catch in February 2013 in the Challenger Banks area and a 920 lb catch last year in the Argus Banks area.
Bluefins have been known to sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars, per fish, in Japan.
Update 5.49pm: Another photo below courtesy of Malcolm Smith
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Wow that’s a lot of tuna…tuna fish , tuna salad, tuna tartar, tuna melts, spicy tuna roll, tuna servichi , tuna panini, grilled tuna, BBQ tuna, tuna wraps… The possibilities are endless with that tuna!!!
servichi?
Great job Mr SOARES at least we know it will be local , fish being served , not like the fish they sell on Trimingham hill !!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Well a 489 pound Pacific Bluefin Tuna sold for $1.7 million, not sure what’s the going rate for Atlantic Bluefin buy I would think he got a pretty good payday
WOW
I once caught a 13lb tuna and it almost pulled me overboard.
That must have been like fighting a 747 at takeoff power !
If he could market it for sushi he would make $1 million.
The market is not there for fresh so I hope he makes and can market this fish.
I want proof that its local and not imported lol
Easy. There will be a loud sucking sound as you eat it. Yummmmmm!
I don’t get it?
Dude, you don’t know what your talking about… Damn if we do & damn if we don’t!
I don’t understand people who pose with the animals they kill. You outsmarted a fish – do you want a medal?
I don’t understand people that have a need to complain about everything.
These Fish are being exterminated world wide. Since the use of drift-nets, their numbers have been driven to the point of extinction. Fortunately here in Bermuda the odd Blue Fin is caught now and again on line and not a drift-net with a factory ship following behind. Never-the-less, it is a shame to remove such a magnificent hunter from our oceans. You cannot grow a Fish too that size overnight, it takes many years and at the rate they are being fished out, the adult mating aged fish are being destroyed. 60,000 tons of Blue Fin are caught yearly (Sea Shepherd Blue Rage) mainly in the Mediterranean and fish stocks are expected to collapse within 5 years because of lack of control. Then they will head this way into our waters.
great information pal, but what are YOU doing other than commenting on this post to prevent this from happening? probably nothing if i had to guess..
So, it’s not going to simply rot on the dock, like so many others? Slaughtering this magnificent wild creature will bring financial gain for the hunter. Brilliant. How wonderful. What if it were something smaller, like a rare monkey, a leopard, a small ape; would you be so quick to glorify the action?
There is no glorification here. Catching a grander bluefin tuna is a newsworthy story period. Although you despise the “slaughter” of any animal i am pretty sure you wear leather shoes when you leave your glass house. What hypocrisy……go hug a tree.
I would bet ‘unreal” is not a Vegan! Another hypocrite! Its okay when you buy leather purses, shoes, ride a horse, eat steak, fish, chicken, lobster, veal etc…
vegans eat all of the animals food, so what now? you steal their food us meatatarians steal their life, either way they die. but thats life, some people don’t get that.
say @Mitchell, just before he gets into his car to go and buy some Sushi or steak at his or her favourite restaurant.
Kill that too!
Local Price for Blue Fin is about $18 per pound…
alot more than $18 a pound retail
Great catch. Good Christmas bonus too.
Atlantic bluefin for sushi goes for $15-$25/pound. This likely dresses out at about 800lbs – so nice payday.
Wow,,,that fish could have swallowed Jonah!!!! It was after all a “fish” and not a “whale”!
I am going up Trimingham Hill to buy some real Bermuda fish.!
Of course, after it lands here on de airplane it is in Bermuda and so YES! it is Bermuda Fish!
Great job David! What a great catch!
One hell of a catch -
There should be a lot of tuna sold in shops
looking forward to a nice piece for Boxing Day Breakfest
I just hope it’s a reasonable price.
The fish was sold to the MEF Group of Restaurants (Little Venice, La Trattoria, Lido, Harbourfront Front, L’Oriental, Fourways). Please support our local fishery and dine in one of their restaurants to sample this local Giant Blue Fin Tuna.
Too expensive at the above listed!
brace yourselves… the “leave the fish in the water” people are coming… people get real you could give less than a ********************** about the fish you are just saying it on Facebook and this website to make you feel better about yourselves, if you ACTUALLY cared you would be doing something about it rather than just commenting. so in actual fact YOU are the selfish ones, doing things to make YOU feel good, you’re not helping anyone by commenting on these posts.
Hell Yes Soares, way to go.