TERRITORIAN Jethro Kahler has become the fifth fisherman to win big in the Top End’s Million Dollar Fish competition.
The $10,000 prized-catch was caught in a culvert in the Adelaide River catchment, where Kahler and his friend were fishing last week.
Despite the 87cm fish not carrying a $1 million price tag, the Herbert resident said he would put the cash towards vehicle repairs and purchasing a new car.
Kahler said he was relieved to verify the $10,000 fish, after catching an ineligible red-tagged Season 3 barra prior to the competition beginning.
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 $5,000 purple-tagged barra.
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 runs from 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020.
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.
