Hook, Line and Sinker (TV program) Hook, Line and Sinker (TV program) Hook, Line and Sinker is an Australian fishing television program, produced by "HLS Productions" in Hobart, Tasmania and is hosted by Nick Duigan and Andrew Hart. The program premiered in 2001 and is broadcast nationally on the Southern Cross Television network. The show is aired on Saturday afternoons and runs for 30 minutes. The show features some light entertainment and comical behaviour from the hosts as well as serious fishing news and stories from around Australia. The University of Tasmania presents a regular segment on the show called The Deep End. The segment features
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