About The Show

Fishing is the number one recreation sport in Australia. There are thousands of fisherman out there that can only dream of travelling to remote destinations in search of that fish of a lifetime. We bring those dreams to life and more.

The show surprises fisherman around the country with amazing fishing adventures. They may be at work, home or even in their local tackle store when the fishing addiction team comes knocking. On the spot they are put on a plane and the adventure begins!

Each winner that comes on the show is given a different challenge that could win them $5000 – worth of fishing gear. It may be a line class challenge, a certain number of species or a species of a certain size. Regardless of the challenge, the trips are to some of the best fishing locations in Australia and are guaranteed to never be forgotten.

The show is sponsored by Okuma and Rapala which includes all the other brands that come under the Rapala banner.

To give yourself the chance to win a trip you will never forget simply subscribe to the FREE newsletter to the right of your screen and you never know it might just be you travelling to some incredible destination.

About Mark Berg

I began fishing when I was around 6 years of age. My Dad wasn’t in to it at all although my Uncles and my Grandfather in Holland where professional fisherman for many years so I guess it’s in my blood. I grew up in Wollongong, NSW and spent many hours fishing lake Illawarra and the Port Kembla Jetty’s as a kid.

Back in those days catch and release was never really on the cards so the buckets of whiting I use to catch in the lake channel and the hundreds of slimy Mackerel down at the Jetty’s were conveniently sold to the local Chinese restaurant for a little pocket money to spend on more fishing gear or fishing magazines. Growing up I loved watching good old Rex and loved reading all the articles from Fishing World and Modern Fishing Mags. I pretty much taught myself how to fish from the magazines with hours and hours of trial and error.

Nothing beats time on the water when it comes to developing your fishing.I knew from a very young age that fishing was my passion and I would continue to chase that ever-elusive ‘fish of a life time’ for the rest of my days. Fishing is one of those sports that you can never really master. There is always something to learn and the dream of capturing a new species or using a new technique or even trying a new location is the constant challenge that keeps me going.

I have been lucky in recent years to travel to many amazing locations throughout this wonderful country of ours. Fishing with some of the best guides and in some of the best locations I have learnt so much and hope that through the many different DVD’s that we create that some of you fellow fisho’s may pick up a trick or two. I have made some great friendships along the way and am constantly amazed at how passionate people are about fishing in this country.

My team and I have produced over 400,000 free DVD’s for the front cover of Fishing World Magazine thanks to our sponsors over the last five years. The Free DVD series is available to anglers because of its promotional aspect and most people understand that we have to sell some sponsors stuff to keep the DVD’s free. Mind you if its crap I won’t use it, so if you see it work for me your pretty safe that it will work for you too. Rapala has some very cool gear.

When I’m not on the water I own and run berg Photography and berg Portraits in my hometown of Wollongong. It’s been very good to my family and I and it creates the flexibility to take off on fishing trips when required. Let me tell you that Wedding photography in particular is a huge contrast to Fishing, but I truly love both. We have a full production arm to the business that we have utilized to create our DVD’s. It is literally weeks at a time of editing all our fishing trips but it’s all worth it when you get to relive big strikes and screaming reels. We are constantly yahooing in the edit suite over mad shots. It helps that my entire production team love their fishing too.

At the end of the day I’m just a regular bloke that gets excited about Fishing. Whether its Whiting or Marlin I love it all and enjoy sharing my experiences with you. My goal with this web site is to share some of the magic moments that I regularly encounter on my travels through the free fishing vidoes and downloads and hopefully sell a few DVD’s along the way. I have pledged to allocate 50% of all DVD sales to a refuge for teenage kids in my hometown of Wollongong. It’s called ‘My Place’ and takes teenage kids off the street, houses, feeds and councils them in a family environment. To date – there is one house for guys and one for girls but the ‘Lighthouse Church’ that runs the program would like to extend to many more houses to help even more kids. It’s a very well run program and I am proud to help out.

My team and I endeavor to focus on more underwater footage and lure smashing moments than ever before and really get you guys pumped to head out for a fish. I love the idea that we are motivating Kids to get out for a fish. Less video games and more fishing is by far a healthier life choice. But remember Kid’s – only keep what you need to eat. Look after our waterways.

So the future looks great and I am very excited about the series of DVD’s that we are launching this year. More fish, less talk is the go – lets face it the true stars are the fish themselves.

Thanks for your support. See you on the water.

Mark Berg