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Blast the past in Series III
Matt Watson | October 2012

Matt and crew step into the past (and clothes) of the early pioneer big game fishermen of the 1920s.

The Ultimate Fishing Show is set to return to Australian TV screens next month with Series III of the adventure fishing show that has taken the world by storm.
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Fishing OZ style
Matt Watson | June 2012

The famous Ribbon Reefs delivered plenty of different species and experiences for the NZ crew.

I recently took a few of our Australian mates up on an offer to come over and sample fishing OZ style.
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Shark tail tale
Matt Watson | May 2012

It’s fair to say that a Kiwi trying to teach an Aussie about sharks is about as pertinent as teaching you how to bowl underarm – oops, did I say that out loud? All jokes aside, Australia has more, and meaner, species of shark than NZ but both sides of the Tasman share a lack of understanding of these magnificent fish.
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Black dream
Matt Watson | April 2012

The black marlin fought hard with dogged determination to win its freedom.

You’d think after all these years as a commercial fisherman, deck hand and skipper in the charter fleet, and as the host of the Ultimate Fishing Show, that I’d have ticked all my piscatorial boxes. I’ll never have enough time to do everything that’s on offer to anglers, but my biggest goal was to catch a black marlin in New Zealand.
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Re-enactment of a classic fishing tale
Matt Watson | March 2012

The actual boat Zane Grey talks of in his book, the Alma G

A lot of my ideas come from bouncing them off mates – normally in my shed during a few coldies. As you can imagine they are all winners on the night but once the thumping light of morning comes round only the good ones stick.
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Re-enactment of a classic fishing tale
Matt Watson | March 2012

The actual boat Zane Grey talks of in his book, the Alma G

A lot of my ideas come from bouncing them off mates – normally in my shed during a few coldies. As you can imagine they are all winners on the night but once the thumping light of morning comes round only the good ones stick.
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Keep On For Future
Matt Watson | February 2012

On the way into work this morning I was thinking about this time last year when the Queensland floods stretched over half its landmass and left its population devastated.
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Let’s Take the Silly Out of The Season
Matt Watson | December 2011

We all love summer, especially us fishing nuts. It’s great being able to get up in the morning and slip on some shorts and a t-shirt without having to worry about a jumper or shoes, with the only thoughts being how much you can cram into your day.
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Let’s Take the Silly Out of The Season
Matt Watson | December 2011

We all love summer, especially us fishing nuts. It’s great being able to get up in the morning and slip on some shorts and a t-shirt without having to worry about a jumper or shoes, with the only thoughts being how much you can cram into your day.
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