The Reel Deal
The Reel Deal – YouTube Membership
Learn More. Fish Smarter. Catch More.
The Reel Deal is the YouTube membership from Fishing Adventures with Matt Cini, created for anglers who want to understand fishing—not simply follow someone else’s marks.
Members receive detailed fishing Masterclasses, members-only videos and downloadable resources developed from Matt’s decades of experience fishing, guiding and working on Victorian waters.
More than just fishing videos
The Reel Deal goes beyond showing you the final catch.
Matt explains why fish are in a particular area, how to locate them, how conditions affect their behaviour and how to set up your boat and equipment correctly.
The goal is to help everyday anglers become more confident, independent and successful on the water.
What members receive
By joining The Reel Deal, members receive access to:
- Complete fishing Masterclasses
- Members-only fishing videos and tutorials
- Downloadable PDF fishing guides
- 10% off shop prices at checkout (postage extra)
- Rig and tackle diagrams
- Fishing checklists and record sheets
- Detailed bait, tackle and rigging advice
- Sounder, GPS and boat-positioning information
- Help understanding weather, moon phases and fishing conditions
- Practical knowledge developed through decades on the water
- New Masterclasses and educational content as the library grows
Downloadable guides and supporting resources are provided through links inside the relevant members-only YouTube videos.
Member shop deal
10% off shop prices
The Reel Deal members save 10% on website shop prices. Enter your member code in the box at checkout. That code is posted in The Reel Deal member posts on YouTube — we do not publish it on this site.
That 10% is off the adjusted selling price shown in the store, not RRP if we already sell below list, and not supplier cost. Postage is still extra at checkout.
Available now
Port Phillip Bay Snapper Masterclass
The Port Phillip Bay Snapper Masterclass is now available exclusively to members of The Reel Deal.
Matt first wrote his original Port Phillip Bay Snapper Tuition Guide more than 15 years ago to help his guiding clients remember what they had learned on the water.
That original guide has now been professionally republished as:
The Original Port Phillip Bay Snapper Tuition Guide – Legacy Edition
The downloadable Legacy Guide provides the foundation for the Masterclass, while Matt and Blake work through the subjects in greater detail throughout the members-only video series.
The Snapper Masterclass covers:
- Setting up your boat for snapper fishing
- GPS, compass and sounder use
- Finding fish and reading your electronics
- Anchoring and positioning the boat correctly
- Choosing rods, reels and terminal tackle
- Snapper rigs and natural bait presentation
- Selecting and preparing fresh bait
- Creating an effective burley trail
- Understanding seasonal water temperatures
- Moon phases and productive fishing periods
- Wind direction and barometric pressure
- Recording GPS marks and keeping a fishing diary
- Building the knowledge and confidence to find your own fish
How it works
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Join on YouTube
Click the Join button on the Fishing Adventures with Matt Cini YouTube channel and become a member of The Reel Deal.
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Watch the members-only content
Access the available Masterclasses, detailed tutorials and members-only fishing videos directly through YouTube.
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Download the guides
Links to the relevant PDF guides, diagrams and supporting resources are included inside the members-only video descriptions.
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Put the knowledge into practice
Keep the guides on your phone or iPad and use them when preparing your boat, planning a trip or fishing on the water.
Who is The Reel Deal for?
The Reel Deal is suitable for:
- New anglers wanting to learn correctly from the beginning
- Experienced anglers looking to improve their results
- Boat owners wanting to understand their equipment
- Anglers wanting to learn more about Victorian fishing conditions
- Fishers who want to become less reliant on other people’s GPS marks
- Anyone wanting practical fishing knowledge explained clearly
Whether you’re just beginning or have spent years on the water, there is always something more to learn.
More Masterclasses are coming
The Port Phillip Bay Snapper Masterclass is only the beginning.
More Masterclasses and members-only content will be added covering Victorian fish species, locations, equipment, boat setup and proven fishing techniques.
Members can follow the journey and build their own growing library of fishing knowledge and downloadable resources.
Join The Reel Deal
Learn from decades of real fishing, guiding and on-water experience.
Join today for members-only videos, complete fishing Masterclasses and downloadable resources designed to help you become a better angler.
“The fish don’t make the fisherman—the time spent learning does.”
Matt Cini
Fishing Adventures with Matt Cini