Keegan was the one who reeled in the million-dollar fish but it was his little sister who spotted the sign which led to a 'life changing' jackpot.
Keegan said his family celebrated by staying at a hotel last night, while he escaped from doing media interviews and went fishing instead.
"We were chucking out yabby pots ... and we caught a cherabin in the pot and we chucked it on for a bit of live bait," he said.Addyson, 11, was on the boat with Keegan and his friends and she had pointed out the unusual red thing sticking out from the 67-centimetre fish.Footage from the moment Payne caught the winning fish.
Keegan, who works two jobs and is a self confessed 'mad-keen' fisherman, is the first to catch a million-dollar fish in the competition.
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