00:02As an annual tradition gets underway, the Territory Government is hoping to reel in the tourists.
00:07Last year this brought in 6,000 visitors to the Northern Territory in our off-peak season,
00:13which is fantastic for locals but also for our visitors.
00:17100 fish worth $10,000 a catch have been released into Territory waters this year,
00:22in addition to a single million-dollar barra.
00:25The fish are released right across the northern half of the Northern Territory.
00:28There's an opportunity to catch one of these million-dollar fish anywhere you go fishing in the Territory.
00:33While an increasing number of $10,000 barras have been caught in recent years,
00:37only one competitor has ever made the million-dollar catch,
00:40still enough to lure generations of fishers into casting a line.
00:44I hope that's me someday. I really want to win it. If I want it, so much new fishing gear.
00:51Great to get the kids out of the house, anything away from a device, so happy to come down here.
00:55A million dollars would just be a bonus.
00:56I think I'd probably be happier if we landed the million-dollar fish.
01:01I don't know if I'd let him know he landed the million-dollar fish.
01:04But yeah, some would go in his share portfolio.
01:07Doing their research...
01:08In the previous years, they caught in Dinah Beach,
01:13and also they caught at the Wharf, Stocksill Wharf, in 2022, on the 19th of October.
01:21But hesitant to get their hopes up.
01:24Hopefully catch it, but again, chances are unlikely. It's always good to hope.
01:28My chances, mate. Pretty slim, I reckon.
01:31A cast of thousands, hoping they won't let the opportunity slip.
01:34I'll see you next time.
01:36I'll see you next time.
01:37I'll see you next time.
01:40My mom and Jordan.
01:40I don't know.
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