Rex Hunt's Fishing Adventure

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Rex Hunt's Fishing Adventure
GenreFishing show
Presented by Rex Hunt
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons14
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network Seven Network
Lifestyle Channel
Picture format PAL
HDTV 1080i
Audio format Stereo
Original release1991 (1991) 
2004 (2004)

Rex Hunt's Fishing Adventure was a fishing television show hosted by Rex Hunt. It aired for fourteen years on the Seven Network.

The show popularised several catchphrases including "yibbida-yibbida" and "Folks, it doesn't get any better than this!".

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