| The ITM Fishing Show | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Matt Watson |
| Presented by | Matt Watson |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Matt Watson |
| Production company | Tightlines Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Sport 1 (2004) TV One (2005–08, 2014–16) Three (2008–13) |
| Release | 18 October 2004 – 3 September 2016 |
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The Fishing Show is a New Zealand television program about all types of sports fishing. Host Matt Watson gained worldwide attention for successfully catching a black marlin, whilst jumping from a helicopter, although this later was proven and owned up to by Matt to be a hoax, it has gained him the nickname "Gannet Man".
The show started as a low budget production in Northland in New Zealand but has now been picked up by the Discovery and Animal Planet channels and will be broadcast in the US in October 2009. Excerpts from the show have been a hit on YouTube where David Letterman learnt of it. When interviewed on The Late Show, Matt said, "...doing my job, you need balls".[1]