Synopsis for Season 3 of ‘Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction’.

Episode 1 – Melville Island, Northern Territory
We kick off season 3 with an epic adventure to the Northern Territory to chase Barramundi and all sorts of huge fish. This week’s winner is Ashley, a sheep shearer from rural Victoria. Mark and the Fishing Addiction crew surprise Ashley with this amazing fishing trip right in the middle of a sheep shearing session that blows Ashley away. With $10,000 worth of gear up for grabs Ashley is put to the test in one of the best fishing destinations in Australia.

Episode 2 – Tairua, New Zealand
This week we surprise Steve, a father of 3 from Warilla in NSW. Steve’s hard at work in a grain terminal when Mark whisks him away on an adventure to one of the best Kingfish grounds in the world. Steve does battle with some monster King’s and almost gets pulled over the side of the boat several times while trying to stop these huge Kiwi fish. It’s a bruising encounter for Steve but one he will never forget.

Episode 3 – Albany Island, Far North Queensland
This episode takes IT worker, Matt, away from his desk and his nine to five job and throws him into a fishing paradise on a tropical island in far north Queensland.  From huge Spanish Mackerel, to some crazy Giant Trevally fishing and a massive snake that Mark tries to tame it’s yet another adventure not to be missed.

Episode 4 – The Kimberley’s Part 1
The Kimberley’s in Western Australia has some of the most breath taking scenery in the world not to mention untouched fishing grounds that most fisherman only dream of. This week that dream comes true for a guy called Corey as we surprise him at his work in a produce factory in rural Queensland. This trip covers 6 days of incredible fishing aboard a mother ship with some mind blowing fishing action including a magnificent Sailfish.

Episode 5 – The Kimberley’s Part 2
Continuing on our adventure across the top of Western Australia in the Kimberley region our winner Corey hooks up on some amazing fish including a Trevally session that is simply insane. With the hardest $10,000 Fishing Addiction challenge ever set Corey is in for the ride of his life with a few incredible discoveries along the way. It’s not just a fishing trip it’s a total wilderness adventure.

Episodes 6 – Wigram Island, Gove, Northern Territory
This is one of the most remote islands you could ever visit with breath taking white sand, amazing sunsets and red hot fishing action. Father of three, Bede, a school photographer in Sydney is the surprise winner this week. With mainly reef fishing on the agenda Bede makes the most of this fishing paradise and tangles with huge Cod, magnificent Red Emperor and several other strange species as he chases the $10,000 Fishing Addiction challenge.

Episode 7 – Baia, Papua New Guinea part 1
Be captivated by a great story of courage form our winner this week as he is taken to one of the most beautiful, remote and intriguing destinations in the world. Baia is a remote village virtually unchanged for hundreds of years where the traditional people are extremely happy in their simplicity and the fishing on their door step is hard to believe. Its dynamic blue water action and a taste of the local culture that makes this one of the best Fishing adventures ever.

Episode 8 – Baia, Papua New Guinea part 2
This is the final leg of our fishing expedition to PNG. We chase the highly prized Black Bass in some beautiful freshwater rivers in the shadow of a huge live volcano as well as learn more about the Baia people. This is a magical place that stays with you well after you leave that simply blows away this week’s winner.

Episode 9 – Port Stephens, New South Wales
While hosting a family Bar-b-que with friends, this week’s fisherman is Damon from Oak Flats in NSW is taken away on the spot to Port Stephens for a fishing challenge to catch the mighty Marlin. Never doing this sort of fishing before Damon is pushed to his physical limits on some arm stretching fish that just don’t give up. It’s hard core game fishing for a rookie that’s not to be missed.

Episode 10 – The best of Season 3
Join us as we look back at some of the incredible fishing adventures we have had over season 3. From giant Kingfish in New Zealand to Monster Black Bass in New Guinea, the series has been nothing short of amazing. Relive some of the surprises and reactions of our winners as they chase $10,000 worth of fishing gear with the Fishing Addiction challenge.

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Episode1. This week we surprised Pete Bottele from Fairy Meadow in NSW with a fishing adventure to Gove in the Northern Territory. It’s a very emotional episode as Pete lost his wife Tess to illness only months earlier. With his passion for fishing reignited Pete fishes in the pristine waters surrounding a beautiful remote island 100km from shore. This is one episode that demonstrates how fishing can be a way of life and an escape for many people. With big Spanish mackerel and several other magnificent species on show this is a place that Pete will never forget.

Episode 2. This week we surprise David Payne from Melbourne in Victoria with a fishing adventure to Exmouth in Western Australia. This is where the desert meets the Sea with rugged beauty all around you. This week’s $5000 challenge has David chasing various species including the magical Black Marlin. With incredible conditions, whales next to the boat and loads of fishing action this is an awesome adventure in one of Australia’s best fishing locations.

Episode 3. Our lucky winner this week is thirteen year old Travis and his Dad Royce from Helensburg in NSW. These guys were blown away when Mark announced that they had won a trip to Tairua in the North Island of New Zealand fishing for Snapper and huge King Fish. What a trip this was with young Travis almost being pulled over the side of the boat several times by big powerful King fish. It’s a nail bitting last minute effort for Travis and his Dad chasing the $5000 challenge with some very close calls on some great Snapper. Its father and son side by side on a very special trip to one of the best fishing grounds in New Zealand.

Episode 4. Our winner this week was enjoying a nice lunch with his wife in a cafe in Castle Hill, Sydney when the Fishing addiction team came to visit. Savas Porouti was surprised with a fishing adventure to the Finnis River in the Northern Territory. With 10 species to chase including a Sailfish to win the $5000 challenge Savas had a big job in front of him. Lucky for Savas the fishing was red hot with some incredible action for all.

Episode 5. Part 1.This week we are in Newcastle surprising Ryan Hodson at the Williamtown air force base. Ryan is an aircraft technician and works on fighter planes. Mark gets up close to some of these incredible aircraft before our winner is whisked away on an amazing trip to the Coral Sea off the Queensland coast. The guys are flown by sea plane to the Nomad mother ship 200 miles out to sea for a week of the most remarkable fishing Mark has ever seen in all his travels.  The boys do battle with Giant Trevally up to 50kg in breathtaking surrounds and perfect conditions. They also encounter a monster Queensland Groper that gives them the surprise of their lives.

Episode 6. Part 2. Continuing on from episode 2 Mark and this week’s winner Ryan travel to the Coral Sea off the Queensland coast to chase Giant Trevally. With some of the best GT fishing ever captured on film the boys do battle with these powerful fish in untouched waters. With amazing surface strikes and screaming reels this truly is the pinnacle of sport fishing in Australia. Ryan has the $5000 challenge to chase but is completely distracted by the plague proportions of Giant Trevally surrounding the boat. This is an adventure not to be missed.

Episode 7. During a family barbeque the fishing Addiction team came knocking at the home of Nathan Harriman in Mt Ousley in NSW. Nathan was surprised with a trip to Albany Island at Cape York in far North Queensland. Despite some adverse weather the fishing action was incredible with a Queenfish session that needs to be seen to be believed. It’s nonstop action in a fishing paradise.

Episode 8. In this episode Mark Surprises school teacher Steve Walton from Hayward’s Bay in NSW with a trip to the Northern Territory. The guys hooked up with Cannon charters and fish the Mini Mini river system in search of the mighty Barramundi. Fishing in untouched creeks they do battle with some incredible fish as Steve lands his first ever Barra and chases the $5000 challenge. Mark also tangles with a saltwater crocodile that needed some delicate handling.

Episode 9. On this week’s episode we surprised plumber Keith Blackett from the Gold Coast in Queensland with a very unique trip to Portland in Victoria chasing the mighty Southern Blue Fin Tuna. On this episode over 40 boats were fishing the same grounds all hoping to hook up to one of these massive beasts. With fish well over 100kg on offer this is one challenge that our winner would never forget as these fish are literally a once in a life time proposition.  Another nail bitting episode that could very easily end in disaster for our winner.

Episode 10. This episode looks back at all the incredible action from season 2 of Fishing Addiction. From Marlin and Sailfish to Monster Tuna and Giant Trevally, this has been an amazing series. With anglers from all over Australia experiencing fishing adventures they could only dream of. Mark takes his winners to some of the best fishing destinations available in the world with some fantastic adventures along the way.

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A year on and my Tabs 5.1 Territory pro has been everything we had hoped it would be. This is definitely the most versatile boat I have owned with the ability to fish the estuaries in comfort and hit some offshore grounds as well and stay dry. Tabs have offered to upgrade our boat to a larger version but I just love my 5.1 and don’t want to see it go. The Yamaha F70 has been extremely reliable with amazing fuel economy and pushes my heavy Tabs through the water with ease. Check out all the specs below –

5100 TERRITORY PRO –

Tabs stands for ‘Tough Aussie Boats’ and that’s just what they are. Tabs have the heaviest construction available in Australia. Extra hull weight not only means a stronger construction but the extra weight can significantly assist in a vessels performance. Because of this Tabs have the flexibility to run the deepest V for its class throughout the hull with no compromise to stability. These boats don’t just come off the production line and that’s it – they actually build purpose built boats so you get what you want. These plate boats are built to stand the harshest conditions and best of all they are Aussie made and Aussie backed. With a Tabs boat you get more metal for your money! www.tabsboats.com.au

F70 OUTBOARD MOTOR –

The brand new F70 outboard was a very easy choice again for me. I have travelled all over this amazing country and fished with dozens of Professional Fishing Guides that are on the water virtually seven days a week. Almost all of them run Yamaha’s on their charter boats – why? Because they last, are reliable and therefore get their clients home safe. It’s hard to ignore this when picking an outboard. The F70 itself is the lightest 70HP four stroke in the industry. This gives the F70 a far better power to weight ratio than other brands.
The F70 features multi point fuel injection with ‘Knock Sensor’ which is found in most modern cars today. The Knock Sensor will sense detonation in an engine and adjust the timing to compensate. Detonation is caused by pre-ignition in the cylinder usually from low quality fuel. It’s a bit like ‘pinging’ if you remember back to the old car days. As boats may sit for some time between trips the ‘Knock Sensor’ helps compensate for poor fuel quality. The F70 gets my Tabs on the plane in seconds and looks pretty cool too.

Check out – www.yamaha-motor.com.au

i – Pilot

I just had to have the new Minn Kota i-Pilot, a trolling motor control system which utilises GPS technology to automatically navigate and position the boat for anglers. This is a true breakthrough in trolling motor technology, as what better way is there to keep you on the fish than to have the trolling motor to position the boat for you.
This thing is awesome. I particularly like the Spot-lock feature which will hold you in one position via a GPS mark taken from one touch on the remote. It automatically corrects for wind, waves, current and drift. The “recall” feature for Spot-Lock provides the ability to return to that specific location at a later time. Up to three Spot-Lock locations can be stored at a time.
The Record a Track feature allows an entire track, up to a remarkable two miles in length, to be stored to memory for immediate retracing or a later return trip. As many as three different tracks can be recorded and stored at a time.
This amazing technology is helping many anglers win tournaments and has already proved a very valuable tool in catching more fish for me. Check out www.bla.com.au

798cxi SI Combo GPS Fishing System

I definitely wanted an all in one system and the new side imaging technology was a real attractant for me as well. That’s why I have gone for the 798 from Humminbird.
Featuring three programmable ‘soft touch’ buttons designed to switch effortlessly between your favourite views and settings. The sunlight viewable, 127mm diagonal Ultra high resolution screen features 640V x 640H pixel clarity, providing unbelievable colour and contrast.
This thing has so many cool features I just had to note them down in point form.
Features:
• Three programmable ‘soft touch’ favourites buttons
• 127mm (5”) diagonal, 640V x 640H, 256 colour TFT sunlight viewable display
• Dual Beam PLUS™ sonar 20º/200kHz and 60º/83kHz to reach depths of up to 457m
• Outstanding 455kHz side imaging sonar looks through any water to reveal structure and bottom with picture like detail, 73 metres each side of the boat to a depth of 45m
• 4000 watts peak to peak (500 watts RMS) power output
• Combination GPS chart plotter and side image sonar capability in one compact unit
• Built-in UniMap™ provides detail to 4NM around the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand
• 50 channel GPS, trackplotting, chartplotting and GPS speed
• PC compatible – download new features as they become available via optional PC Cable or SD Card
• Upgradeable to Navionics® seamless cartography
• Automatic or manual operation with upper and lower range control
• Selectable 2x, 4x, 6x and 8x zoom level
• Depth alarm, fish alarm and battery voltage monitor with alarm
• SmartCast®, WeatherSense®, CannonLink™ and InterLink™ ready
• Selectable bottom view – choose between Whiteline® or traditional Structure ID®
• One button screen snapshot or record and play back sonar readings transferable to optional SD/MMC card and other adjustments to the recording (requires optional SD card)
• Real Time Sonar™ display
• Split screen zoom plus selective FishID+™
• Water temperature included
• Freeze frame
• Fully waterproof construction
• Instant image update immediately shows the results of setting changes for accurate fine tuning
• Newly configured front access dual card slot for optional Navionics® or SD cards
The side imaging is very cool. Basically I can motor past a snag (not over it) and see if there are any fish sitting on it without spooking them. I can set a GPS mark on that exact snag and then go back and cast at it. The images are very clear too. Check out www.bla.com.au

A trailer is just a trailer! Right? Wrong! Don’t go cheap and nasty on the one thing that holds your prized possession off the ground. I have been using Boeing Trailers for over 15 years and have never had a problem with them. They are built very strong and have some features that really stood out for me.
I have had several boats over the years that I couldn’t quite fit in the garage because with the trailer they were just too long. With my new Boeing trailer I have a feature called a swinging arm. It basically folds away about a metre of the front arm of the trailer for storage. How cool is that? It takes about 2 seconds to fold it back and now my boat fits in my garage. I also like the bridge that has been built down the middle of the trailer. It allows me to walk down the trailer with ease when I need to hook the boat on. With quality fixtures and fittings through-out Boeing Trailers was again a very easy choice.

Well that’s my new boat. I hope to see you on the water this summer.
Cheers,
Mark Berg

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It was in 2007 that I had my first encounter with one of the many reefs in the Coral Sea that are just teaming with giant fish. Filming for the Fishing World Magazine Christmas DVD we headed out with Nomad Sportfishing Adventures to Wreck reef. This expanse of coral bombies and huge drop offs is presumed to be the breading grounds for a huge population of Wahoo, which had turned up in numbers the year prior to this trip.

 Armed with every possible piece of fishing equipment I could cram onto the seaplane we made the 250 nautical mile flight out of Hamilton Island over what could only be described as breathtaking coral outcrops and deep blue lagoons that were conjuring dreams of Coral Trout and giant Trevally. The Coral Sea has so many possibilities that have never been explored I think we could have touched down on any of the reefs on the way out to Wreck reef and still have had amazing fishing.

 The Seaplane touched down in a large lagoon providing the perfect location for ‘Odyssey” the eighty foot mother ship that would be our base for the coming week. Attached to its flanks were a very well fitted out Game boat and smaller dories ready for action. It was literally minutes after contact with the mother ship that we were out in one of the dories chasing some pelagic action. It’s pretty simple out there when it comes to fishing gear and equipment as I learned very quickly. Find the toughest rod and real you can, load it up with 100+lb braid and hang on. Some of the fish that the Nomad guys have encountered over the past few trips to wreck reef were simply crazy. There is a picture of Tim, one of the guides with a Dog Tooth Tuna over 100kg on his lap. Tim’s a solid bloke and this fish made him look like a hobbit. As much as I love jigging for Doggies I had Wahoo on my mind. I have only ever caught Wahoo around the 30lb mark and wanted to meet a far larger specimen.

 We dropped down the X-Raps and within seconds just like the year before the Wahoo were on the job. The first four or five were good fish of around 40 -50lb’s so I was already ahead of my personal best but I just knew that this fishery would turn up something special. The conditions could not have been better. Light breeze from the South with very little swell and no other boats for literally hundreds of miles. This incredible place was all ours for a week, which is a pretty awesome feeling.

 The game boat had a couple of blokes out of Sydney that were into the fly caper. Wahoo on fly is great fun and that’s all they wanted to do. Tease them to the boat and cast flies all day. They had a ball and landed dozens of massive Wahoo for the week.

It was about day four and hundreds of Wahoo, Yellow fin and Doggies later (and a very sore back) that it happened. Both Jason (my guide) and I both hooked some monster Wahoo. It’s only by sticking with it and putting the time on the water that you really get the opportunity to witness what was about to happen. Both Okuma’s started screaming with line tearing away at pace. That first run of a big Hoo normally gives you some indication of the size of the animal. Not this time though. It wasn’t until my fish actually saw the boat that he decided to play up. Seeing this fish only metres away I suddenly realized my dream of landing something special, a fish of a lifetime, was actually about to happen. Not only did this Hoo have length but it was very broad across the shoulders and all I could think of was maybe, just maybe this one is 100lbs. To add the chaos of a double hook up, the radio on the dorrie came to life with a shout from Damon (owner and skipper of the game boat) explaining the encounter they had just had. They spotted something splashing around on the surface and on further inspection realized it was a Wahoo with no head and a 400lb Marlin circling its prize trying to work out how to eat it. It’s at that moment that Tim (who I mentioned earlier) jumped into the water from the game boat with the underwater camera. The Marlin spotted him and slowly swam towards him.

This was a moment that Tim will never forget as the majestic fish cruised by him within a few metres and simply just checked him out and then gracefully swam away. Incredible footage from an incredible moment on the Coral Sea. I have since watched this footage over and over and placed it on my web site and You Tube for everyone to enjoy.

 After that little piece of excitement was over it was back to landing the two Wahoo Jason and I had been fighting for the past 20 minutes. As the first fish came to the boat Jason and I both had to use all our strength to haul its massive frame over the side. I knew it was a special fish when even the guide started squealing like stuck pig. Only a few pounds short of the 100lb mark and man was I happy. Jason subsequently landed his fish too which we released quickly and there was no doubt that that fish was even bigger.

Over all we captured around 200 Wahoo for the week, Yellow Fin Tuna, small Doggies, GT’s and some Coral Trout. Throw in the odd Mackerel and weird reefy critters and it was a week to remember. Fishing aside the beauty of the reef with its incredible blue colours and the vast marine life make it a very special place. We had encounters with hump back whales; reef sharks, sea birds and the sunsets each night were simply breathtaking. I must admit stepping onto the mother ship each day to an icy cold beer and a beautiful meal cooked by chef Rob made life very comfortable during our stay with the Nomad guys also.

 Is the Coral Sea the Ultimate Fishing Location in the World? I can only answer that based on my own experiences. Not of what I have heard or read but my own personal fishing adventures. The answer is simple. In my world of fishing to date there is no better place.

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Kids Corner – Hey Kids, hope you’ve been catching some great fish. If you would like to win an awesome Rapala pack including a hat, shirt, stickers, lures, Okuma fishing rod and reel combo and a Mark Berg Fishing DVD just send in a picture of yourself and your recent capture and you will go into the draw to WIN thanks to Rapala. This competition is open to all kids up to the age of 16years and a new Rapala pack will be given out each month.

Remember kids, only keep the fish that you want to eat. Grab a picture and let them go so we can all catch them again another day. Lets look after our waterways together.

See you on the water – Mark Berg.

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