A $10,000 prize-tagged fish was caught by a Darwin fisho on a New Year fishing trip at Adelaide River with his cousin Pete.
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While Jamie Cooper's 59cm catch was not one of the six red-tagged $1 million fish, he said the money would be put to good use in paying for repairs to his boat trailer so he can get back out on the water and do more fishing.
In Season 5 of the Million Dollar Fish competition, 121 Barramundi have been tagged and released across the Territory including 100 carrying $10,000 cash prize tags and a further 20 purple-tagged Barra each worth $5000 to be split between the angler and one of three Northern Territory-based charities.
This includes Katherine.
For the first time in the competition, Season 5 has six prize-tagged Barramundi worth $1 million each, including a Season 5 tagged Million Dollar Fish and an additional five Barra with $1 million prize tags from Seasons 1 to 4.
Season 5 of the Million Dollar Fish competition will run until March 31.
To be in the running to win a prized-tagged fish, register for the competition at www.milliondollarfish.com.au.
Participants will also go into the draw for more than $30,000 worth of prizes from Anaconda, Bigfish Gear, Engel, Shimano and Holidays of Australia and the World.
Mr Cooper said: "I felt a little bit of disbelief. I was excited but pretty shocked and couldn't believe that I had managed to reel in a tagged Barra.
"My usual fishing spots are around Shoal Day and Darwin Harbour but we decided to head down to Adelaide River on a day trip for a spot of land-based fishing.
"The prize money will go towards repairing my boat trailer so I can get back out on the water and do even more fishing in the Territory.
"It's the perfect start to the year, I think 2020 might be my luckiest year yet."
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