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Nige Webster takes a small boat a long way offshore, with the aim of catching a fish as wide or as long as his boat. The fishing heats up, but will it put an end to the adventure?
Nige heads up north to Darwin and chases some elusive sailfish, along with some other reef species.
Bill Classon visits a rejuvenated Gippsland Lakes, chasing Bream on live bait. Then it’s off to Exmouth in W.A. to attempt a fishing grand slam of three different species of Bill Fish just in one day.
For anglers starting out on the toughest style of fishing of all – game fishing – Gamefishing Basics provides the perfect foundation. Concentrating on the techniques requires for success on the high seas, this video covers each of the areas that the gamefisher must bknow: knots and rigs, lures and attractors, baits and baiting, playing fish and landing fish.
Nige hunts down some offshore aggressors and helps one lucky angler catch a fish they’ve always dreamed of. The show then heads south to do it all again, attempting to fly fish out of a kayak as we chase wild bass with Shannon Kitchener.
Nige heads up north to Darwin and chase some elusive sailfish, along with some other reef species.
From big snapper off the rocks to some very unique footage of marlin, kingfish and snapper – all caught around the New Zealand coastline – Fishing’s Greatest Hits Volume 2 has all of the elements that make fishing great!
Former professional big game fisherman and ITM Fishing Show presenter, Matt Watson, demonstrates all the latest techniques to help you catch the fish of your dreams.
Join two mates as they spend a weekend at one of their favourite locations, trying to satisfy a lifetime goal. Matt and Nige have only ever dreamed of taming a marlin on fly – jump on board as they share the highs and desperate lows of trying to catch a fishing trophy.
Nige Webster sightfishes clear water cod from the rocks. Then, Nige’s nine year-old son Lachlan has been desperate to experience the thrill of marlin fishing. Will he finally get the chance to achieve his dream catch?
Bill Classon heads to Exmouth following a fishing dream: a billfish Grand Slam.
From catching a marlin on a hand line, to the most frenzied land based snapper fishing ever seen, Fishing’s Greatest Hits Volume 1 will inform, entertain and thrill every angler!
The AFN Fishing team heads to the blue waters of the Gold Coast. We enlist a game fishing crew to help us test a theory. After the shock of hearing about their strange challenge, the crew quickly get to work and take on a rough ocean.
The Sport Fish DVD crew have spent the past two years chasing and filming the capture of pelagic fish around Australia. We have caught a huge variety of fish in many exciting ways and the best techniques have been compiled into this action packed DVD. A selection of top-class anglers will take you through all you need to know about catching pelagics such as tailor, kingfish, tuna, mackerel, dolphin fish and marlin. Lure and bait fishing techniques are covered, as is targeting inshore bay fish to our larger offshore speedsters. If you are an accomplished angler looking for something different, or are new to the sport of catching pelagics, then there is definitely something in here for you.
A seamless blend of action, tips and techniques including various methods of attaching wind-on leaders, using offset hooks, EALS and gyros. A comprehensive look into a few things that just might make a difference the next time you see a tailer or present a bait to a fish in the pattern. Filmed entirely off the beach at Hotel Palmas de Cortez, BCS, Mexico.
Timing is everything and once in awhile you hit it just right. 135 billfish raised in 7 days. In the 20 years we’ve been filming down here, I’ve never seen it go off like this. This is as good as it gets. Non-stop action including the most exciting underwater footage ever shot as the marlin went off. Multiple fish in the pattern, fish up finning and tailing, it was simply a marlin stalker’s dream trip come true.
Join us for one of the most incredible offshore tournaments in history. The world-Class Mazatlan Billfish Classic, from the beautiful El Cid Marina & Resort in Mazatlan, Mexico, where some of the best teams in the world completed for the coveted top honors. Over 290 billfish were caught & released in just 3 days. Todd Mansur, skipper of The Boardroom, & Marc Higashi onboard Tiger Spirit, both provide valuable insights & tips into not only the importance of, and how to pre-fish tournaments, but why team chemistry & dynamics on board any boat competing at this level are critical to finishing in the money.
Few individuals have had as direct and as powerful an influence on the sport of fishing as did Zane Grey. Join us for the most spectacular archive fishing footage ever released, as we travel the South Pacific with Grey, in his pursuit to become the fist man to ever land a 1000 pound billfish on rod and reel. Thrill to epic battles with giant blacks and blues, strippers, sailfish, yellowfin tuna, tigers, threshers and even steelhead, with this unique and rare glimpse back in time, as we honour one of sportsfishing’s all time greats, Pearl Zane Grey.
From heart stopping blue marlin, and big 100+ pound yellowfin being caught less than 50 yards off the lighthouse, you’re going to love watching these young ladies battling not only their first billfish, but tackling tuna, jet skis, ATVs, scuba diving, and the swim up margarita bar with equal enthusiasm. Non-stop action, not only on the water, but on the beach as well. We’re not calling this a perfect 10 for nothing!
Free diver and underwater photographer, Kevin Scully, takes us on an incredible journey through the mysteries of the underwater worlds surrounding Southern California and the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Reaching depths of over 70 feet, silently suspended, seamlessly blending into the kelps and environment to capture some of the most spectacular images of free-swimming fish ever shot. Over 35 species, including marlin and huge yellowfin, white sea bass and giant blacks, yellowtail, halibut and calicos.
Cabo Blanco Peru – no other spot could rival it back in 1954 and probably no place ever will. This DVD takes original 16mm colour film that has all been carefully cleaned, transferred and digitized, with unbelievable clarity and crispness, preserving forever an all time classic moment in time. Baseball great Ted Williams introduces us to the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club, before heading off the beach, making bait and doing battle with a black marlin weighing in at over 1200 pounds. S. Rip Farrington picks up the action where Ted leaves off with more spectacular footage showcasing this great fishery in all its grandeur. Cabo Blanco Peru, circa 1954 this is one you’ll watch over and over again.
From the spectacular underwater footage of free-swimming marlin and dorado feeding on bait balls, to the unbelievable power and strength of 500-pound blues airborne in 20 feet leaps., this non-stop action packed show will blow you away. Filmed entirely off the world famous waters of the East Cape region of Baja, at the Hotel Palmas de Cortez Resort. Features marlin, sailfish, dorado and incredible historical footage from the 1950’s of fishing the marlin off Baja.
Filmed in Hotels Palmas de Cortez, Playa del Sol and Punta Colorado Los Barallies- Baja California Sur, Mexico. For fifteen years we’ve been coming here and without question, the East Cape region of Baja is the most fish rich body of water we’ve ever found. Marlin, sailfish, yellowfin, dorado, roosters, pargo and grouper. When you’re fishing here, there are No Bad Days. Hotels Palmas de Cortez, Playa del Sol and Punta Colorado Los Barallies- Baja California Sur, Mexico. For fifteen years we’ve been coming here and without question, the East Cape region of Baja is the most fish rich body of water we’ve ever found. Marlin, sailfish, yellowfin, dorado, roosters, pargo and grouper. It doesn’t matter if you work the beach with fly tackle or head offshore, the fishing here is as good as it gets anywhere on earth. And if you’re ready to push the envelope, jump into one of the resorts kayaks for a little extreme marlin fishing, yak style. When you’re fishing here, there are No Bad Days.
Stripers, Sails & Giant Yellowfin Tuna – Baja Style picks up right where Baja 4 leaves off, and features some of the most beautiful girls we’ve ever filmed, pulling in some of the biggest stripers, sailfish and tuna we’ve ever caught.
Midway atoll is Hawaii a hundred years ago. World record Giant Trevally, 500 pound Blue Marlin, Wahoo and Yellowfin Tuna. Non-stop action.
Nige Webster takes his young son Lachlan out on the water to catch him his first marlin!
Check out some fantastic bluewater trolling action and learn some new tactics as we go after some marlin.
We troll for some amazing species off of North Stradbroke Island.
Trolling and live baiting marlin basics.
Bill Classon heads to the U.S to gain valuable lessons on catching deep-water broadbill on baits.
Important tips for catching striped marlin on live baits.
We explore trolling baits for deep water species at North Stradbroke Island with Troy Dixon, before we chase some shallow water rock bar barramundi with paddletail soft plastics.
Nige Webster and his nine year-old son Lachlan experience the thrill of marlin fishing. Will Lachy get a chance to achieve his dream catch? Then later on, Bill and Nige take AFN’s general manager Debbie to try and catch her first murray cod.
The AFN Fishing Show is all about game fish. Armed with some skirted lures, we troll for marlin off the coast of Northern NSW. Then, we learn how to catch large predators with deep-dropping baits off the continental shelf.
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