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Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:22 pm
by Matt Flynn
Tourism NT's Million Dollar Fish Season 2, kicked off October 1 ... http://www.milliondollarfish.com.au/

There's 100 x $10,000 tagged barra, and a $1,000,000 fish, released in waterways across the NT.

Here's North Australian FISH FINDER's tip to maximise your chance of success ... fish hard until February :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Don't forget your barramundi fishing maps ... http://www.fishfinderbooks.com

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 8:38 am
by Fish frames
Good luck everyone. Someone's gotta catch the big one.

Million Dollar Barra 2016

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 8:36 pm
by CharFin
2 caught already.

Re: Million Dollar Barra 2016

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 10:13 pm
by theodosius
Can't wait to get out there and have a crack!!

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 6:51 am
by skotty74
I'm interested to know... From all the fish caught in the classic and nationals every year, how many people have caught tagged fish in the Daly? Is it common? There must be a thousand fish tagged and released in there every year, the people I have asked that have fished there a lot and caught a lot of fish say not many... I am surprised how many of the fish in the MDB comp get caught considering there are only 100 territory wide... But good on those that do and I'll be having a crack myself!!!

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:56 pm
by jpb15
Hi Skotty,
I do fish the Daly Regularly.
Between 3 of us, we probably average 2 or 3 Tags a Year.
Caught 1, last weekend Down there.
We have even managed to Catch the same fish Twice.
The first time, was about 6 - 8 Weeks apart, and I think the Location, was about 15 kms apart.
The Second time, was 2 Weeks apart, in the Same location.

It would be nice to know, what percentage of fish, are recaptured, and Time frames.
I have not heard of a Tagged Fish, ever being Caught, during 1 of the Comps, but I would think it has happened a few times.

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:16 am
by skotty74
Ok that's good to know... I've just been struggling to get my head around the odds of getting any of the released fish for the MDB comp... The thing that reduces the odds I guess is that they will go back to exactly where they are caught once they're released again?

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 5:38 pm
by dannett
Yeah I am amazed again that MDB tags are getting caught. Blown away by the odds and the quantity that are turning up.

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 7:59 am
by Matt Flynn
More will be caught, last year's MDF showed the possibilities and this time there are even more fish.

There are 101 fish in Season 2. Minus 2 fish caught so far = 99 left :)

Barramundi stand up to tagging well, perfect fish for a comp like this.

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 4:07 pm
by burners
With articles like this more people will be trying to get amongst em

http://www.news.com.au/travel/australia ... 32e58dfd9c

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 8:51 pm
by theodosius
Caught about 1000 barra, never seen a tag

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 7:08 pm
by Matt Flynn

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:26 pm
by Matt Flynn
Daly River bloke has caught a $10k Season 2 fish. He also caught one in Season 1 ... https://www.facebook.com/fishing.gps.re ... rs.wrecks/

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:20 pm
by theodosius
What a legend!

Re: Million Dollar Fish Season 2

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:45 pm
by Matt Flynn
Five caught now, still 95 x $10k fish out there and the $1m big kahuna ... https://www.facebook.com/fishing.gps.re ... rs.wrecks/