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Episode 121: Ben Gibbs
This week we are joined by Ben Gibbs, Tournament Director at Bream Master SA and all around gun Fisho. Ben loves fishing from his tinny in The Coorong and targeting Mulloway off the beach at Salt Creek, but his real passion is for fishing from his kayak. He shares with us all of his kayak fishing exploits, both here and interstate, including the lead up to the 2024 Hobie Fishing Australian Championships that he is competing in.We also have all the latest news in SA fishing:
PIRSA have cracked down on the illegal taking of crabs in the lead up to Summer.Upcoming RecFish Clinics for women and kids.Coast 2 Coast Tuna Comp canceled.An obscure looking item washes up at Port Elliott.Crayfish (Northern zone) and Cockle seasons are opening up.Plus we have a wrap up of the boat show, discuss the new and improved, smaller fish de hooker from The Fishing Guru as our tackle item of the week and as always have the latest fishing reports.
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Episode 120: Dylan Pierias
This week we are joined by Adelaide United's number one fisherman and recent recruit Dylan Pierias. Dylan grew up in Victoria, before moving to NSW to continue his soccer career, where his love for fishing, particularly land based, really kicked off. He has recently moved to SA and has loved getting into the land based fishing over here and has already nailed some great catches including breaking the illusive metre Mulloway. He tells us all about his fishing journey and how he thinks SA fishing compares to the other states.
We have a huge news segment this week, including:
The lobster export ban to China is set to be lifted after 4 years. The Cape Jaffa Marina is officially closed after sand build up has blocked the entrance.Outrage over the netting of Kingfish continues.A wrap up of the end of the Bream Master competitions for 2024.A brief closure of the West Beach boat ramp this weekend.Fishos are pushing their case for for fishing to open at Hope Valley Reservoir.Port Lincoln Tackle World currently have a pop up store at Port Augusta but are looking to make this permanent!Plus, we review Rohdey’s weekend camping and fishing on the Murray and discuss the upcoming Boat Show where The Fishing Guru will have some podcast merch and is also selling his own locally made Jetty Rod Holder which is our tackle item of the week.
We also have all the fishing reports, including carp in the Murray, local squid, a rare Thresher shark off the Fleurieu, plenty of Nannygai across the state and an update on the Barrel tuna and upper Spencer Gulf Kingfish season.
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Episode 119: Michael Angelakis
This week we are joined by Michael Angelakis, one of the biggest names in the South Australian seafood industry. We hear the story of how the Angelakis family arrived in Australia from the Greek Islands in the 1920s and went from fishing on the Eyre Peninsula for Whiting to running a booming SA business employing 150 people. Michael tells us about his own journey including his time in business, his hugely successful TV program ‘Out of The Blue’ with Michael Keelan and how he is now enjoying his time as a recreational angler. We also chat about his favourite SA seafood dish, how he sees the management of fishing in SA and how he loves to cook plenty of the less sought after species,
We also have all of the latest news in SA fishing, including:
Crayfish season is now open in the South East of the state, but unfortunately the export ban to China continues into a fourth year. RecFish SA clinics are up and running with a kids and womens clinic in Lake Bonney on October 18 and 19 and another kids clinic at West Lakes on October 13 - Gone Fishing Day!Kingfish netting is continuing and underpriced fish are now popping up for sale. Safe Boating week is coming up and is a timely reminder to make sure you are set up for Summer.Our tackle item of the week is the Salty Captain range which we recently purchased to keep our boat in top condition over Summer. We have organised a discount code for all of our listeners, use the code ALLTHEGEAR15 to get 15% of your online orders.
Jordan Saliba is the September photo competition winner thanks to his epic photos of cleaning up on Squid and King George Whiting in his kayak recently. We also update the fishing report including a barrel Tuna update, The Fishing Guru cleaning up on the Callop and a preview of the Northbank Fishing Competition being held at Wallaroo this weekend!
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Episode 118: Dom Thornely
This week we are joined by Dom Thornely, the Content & Brand Marketing Manager at Shimano. A former professional cricketer who had a keen interest in fishing during his playing days, before moving into the marketing world, Dom is now kept very busy promoting all things Shimano Fishing. He tells us about what his job entails, wraps up the recent AFTA event and new products Shimano has launched as well as shares some of his own fishing stories, including dishing plenty of dirt on his good mate Brett Lee.
We also have plenty of SA fishing news including:
A wrap up of the key priorities identified at RecFish SA’s Forums across the state. Gone Fishing Day is coming up on October 13. New rules around how you can mark recreationally caught Crayfish. Some data around seals and Mulloway in the Coorong and why RecFish SA are pushing for an increased size limit to protect the species.Plus we announce winners to our Winter Photo Comp: Jack Schiller, Shane Lock, Luke Chamings and Mark Wenman. As always we have all the fishing reports from right across the state and feature the Shimano Sienna 1000 as our tackle item of the week, an affordable, lightweight reel that we have both been testing out with our young kids!
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Episode 116: Darryl Tiffin - Northern Districts Sport Fishing Club
This week we are chatting with Darryl Tiffin, who is the President of the Northern Districts Sport Fishing Club. The club has been around for over 30 years, meeting at the Somerset Hotel once a month and has monthly trips to different fishing locations around the state. Darryl tells us all about the club and some upcoming trips, as well as talking about his new boat and some of his own fishing exploits over the years.
As always, we talk about all the news in SA Fishing including:
Two professional fishermen have recently lost their lives while fishing off KI. A kayaker lost on the Cooring has been found.RecFish SA has an upcoming event at Murray Bridge, including a Yabby Net exchange and a kids clinic.Plus, we have all the latest fishing reports around SA and a wrap up of the AFTA Trade Show and feature the new Shimano Vanford Reel, which won best reel in show, as our tackle item of the week.
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Episode 115: Asher Dezsery, RecFish SA
This week we are joined by RecFish SA’s Executive Officer Asher Dezsery for an update on all things going on in recreational fishing in South Australia. There are plenty of big issues to discuss including:
$200k of funding for kids and womens fishing programs with RecFish SA looking to employ project support staff to help run these programs.Cod Pods are up and running in Myponga and Happy Valley Reservoirs.A wrap up of the Fishos Forums that have been held across the state recently.An update on the Snapper buyback program.A push for Mulloway size limits to be increased in the Coorong to protect the species across the state.Plus we have plenty of other news including:
80 more Murray river Crayfish restocked into a secret location.Australian Marine Wildlife Rescue & Research Organisation are on the lookout for an entangled Fur Seal in the Coffin Bay Region.Coorong Black Bream and Murray Cod fishing is now closed.Plus we review our disappointing fishing efforts at North Haven over the weekend and discuss the ‘Drone Insurance’ that we nearly needed to use as our tackle item of the week. Plus we have all the states fishing reports including winter Whiting, Salmon fishing across the state, an update on the barrels and a Rainbow Trout caught from Happy Valley Reservoir.
Finally a big congratulations to Jai Baxter who was announced as our winner of the July photo competition thanks to Shimano, for his ripper PB Murray Cod - a huge effort for a 10 year old!
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Episode 114: Brett Mensforth, SA Angler
This week we are joined by Brett Mensforth, Co-Editor of SA Angler Magazine, along with his father Shane. The magazine has recently transitioned to a digital publication and it is great to hear all about this process and how successful it has been. Brett also tells us about his own fishing recently, most notably having success catching three 100+ kilogram Southern Bluefin Tuna with his dad off the Southern Yorke Peninsula. We chat about the increasing number of barrel size fish being caught all along the state and also hear from Brett about his thoughts on some of the big fishing issues in SA.
Plus, we have all the fishing news including:
Snapper limits in the South East to remain unchanged for another 12 months. PIRSA has launched a snapper research hub on their website.An illegal haul of snapper and other fish from the Eyre Peninsula. Another cod pod deployed by RecFish SA at Myponga Reservoir.O’Sullivans Beach boat ramp repairs completed.A huge congregation of Spider Crabs near Coffin Bay.A sad update on a rare King Penguin that frequented SA waters earlier in the year.Our tackle item of the week is the large tackle bag from Shimano we are setting up to use on our boat in the coming season. Plus we have all the latest fishing reports including winter whiting, plenty of Salmon across the state, school holiday reservoir fishing and have the Barrelltuna gone?
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Ep 113: Leigh Kuerschner, Lower Murray Lure Fishing Club
This week we are joined by Leigh Kuerschner, Treasurer at the Lower Murray Lure Fishing Club to fill us in all about the club and chat about what has been a great period of freshwater fishing recently. The club has recently held its AGM and has its Cod Closure Weekend coming up at the end of July, Leigh takes us through both the fishing and social sides to the club.
We also have all the news in SA fishing, including:
Records broken with the recent cold weather in SA.A world record Tuna caught in Warrnambool, Victoria - 120.4kg on 15 kg line. The last of the RecFish SA forums is coming up in Renmark. The Cod Pod video footage from Happy Valley is now live.A defect to the recently upgraded O’Sullivans Beach Boat Ramp is damaging boats.Plus, we have all the SA fishing reports including barrel tuna across the state, winter whiting firing up and plenty of big salmon being caught off the beaches. Our tackle item of the week is a new head torch with all the features and we also have the return of the photo of the month thanks to Shimano, with Zack Martin taking out the prize.
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Episode 112 - Faith Coleman
This week we are joined by Faith Coleman, an ecologist, who knows more about the Coorong than just about anyone! She is a wealth of knowledge about how the system works and is able to shed some light on the recent fish kills in the Coorong’s South Lagoon which has made news in recent months. We also chat about the Coorong’s health overall, the shrinking sand dunes and hear what she thinks needs to be done to better manage the ecosystem.
We also have plenty of news to discuss, including:
PIRSA are developing an app that will potentially incorporate mandatory reporting and RecFish SA are looking for some representatives for its development. RecFish SA have formally requested to Tom Koutsantonis for a restructure including free boat launching for recreational anglers across the state. A couple of interesting shark encounters - A Tiger Shark coughed up a Echidna in Queensland and a dicey shark release by a KI fisho!Our tackle item of the week is the Zodias range of rods from Shimano, which we used recently when targeting Whiting over the long weekend. Plus all the latest fishing reports including barrel size Tuna off Port Lincoln, Marion Bay and Port MacDonnell, offshore Samson Fish across the state and plenty of Murray Cod still around for the last month of the season!
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Episode 111: Shane Hodgens, Tackle World Port lincoln
This week we are joined by Shane Hodgens, the man behind one of the best tackle shops we’ve seen, in Tackle World Port Lincoln. Shane shares his journey into the tackle industry and how they have recently opened up in a huge new location as well as talks us through everything happening in fishing on the Eyre Peninsula. We discuss some of the amazing recent catches with a Swordfish caught last week, believed to be the first caught recreationally from Port Lincoln and also large numbers of 100+ kilogram tuna being caught.
We also have all the latest fishing news, including:
The Tumby Bay jetty has re-opened after an 18 month closure.The Goolwa Cockle season is now closed but an increased bag limit for next year has been announced. Sharks have returned to the Neptune Islands after a 94 day absence.Caleb Murray pushing for people with a disability to chase their goals!Our tackle item of the week is the clip on bells that we were missing when carp fishing while camping over the weekend and we also have all of the fishing reports across the state.
Plus, we are bringing back our monthly photo competition with some great prize packs thanks to Shimano.
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Episode 110: Tyson Kain, Port MacDonnell Tuna and Sportsfish Tournament
This week we are joined by a good friend of the show, Tyson Kain, skipper of Want To Fish Charters and a key contributor to the Port MacDonnell Tuna and Sportsfish Tournament which was held in recent weeks. Tyson give us a wrap up of the comp, including all the winners and a run down of his own week, which included the prize for the biggest tuna. Plus we talk about the barrell Bluefin Tuna season in the South East with his boat ‘Want To Fish’ Charters having ticked over 30 big tuna for the season. Tys also tells us about an exiting day recently when a former gust of the show, Caleb Murray (Episode 40), who is completely blind caught one of these barrel tuna!
We also have all the latest fishing news in SA including:
The results of our own survey on a fishing license in SA.Port Broughton and Fisheries Bay boat ramps now free to use.The 30th Australian Salmon Competition at Elliston is nearly upon us.An upcoming ‘Cod Pod’ deployment day organised by Recfish SA at Happy Valley.Plus, we have all the fishing reports, including barrel tuna in the South East and off Coffin Bay, winter whiting are firing up locally and we discuss a Swordfish that washed up in Port Augusta.
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Episode 109: Rick Kozoolin, Team Hardore Fishing SA
This week we are joined by Rick Kozoolin, the man behind Team Hardcore Fishing, a group of mates who fish hard for big fish across the state and document their adventures on Instagram. Rick has caught heaps of impressive fish, 160cm + Kingfish, 140cm + Mulloway and heaps of big Samson Fish. We hear all about his fishing, from surf fishing the west coast, jigging around Greenly Island and his next pursuit of big Murray Cod. Rick attended the first of the RecFish SA Fishing Forums so is also able to give us a good run down of the night from an independent perspective.
We also have all the big news items, including:
A lucky angler finally catches the Northern Territory’s Million Dollar Barramundi.The RecFish SA Forums continue across the state.Some interesting sightings across the state: A Blanket Octopus at Port Wakefield and Sun Fish washed up at Victor HarborWe also have all the fishing reports from around the state, including our own fishing on Yorkes last weekend, an update on barrels and the annual fishing Comp at Port Macdonnell, a 165kg Tuna caught at Portland and some deep dropping off the shelf off Port Lincoln. Our tackle item of the week is a small mesh net from Shimano which we used to land heaps of squid recently!
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Episode 108: Jet Worsteling, IFISH
This week we are joined by another big name in the Australian fishing scene, Jet Worsteling, the heir to the IFISH throne and gun young fisho! Having previously had his dad Paul on the show we were keen to get Jet’s perspective on fishing, filming the TV show and his experience in fishing in South Australia. Jet is still in school and has caught more fish than most of us could ever dream of so is well worth listening to!We also have a bumper news segment, with plenty to cover including:
An update on our survey about the idea of a rec fishing license in SA.RecFish SA are going on the road for a series of forums around the state. A local fisho bitten by a Great White while removing a hook. The upper slot limit on Wrasse has been removed.Snapper fingerlings released on the Yorke Peninsula.Plus, we have the fishing hotspots around the state, including barrel sized Tuna from the South East and give a report of our own recent fishing for whiting and squid on Yorkes and Cod at Happy Valley Reservoir.
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Episode 107: Tom Tyczenko
This week we are joined by a young SA angler who is making big waves all across the states rec fishing scene. Tom works at Sportfishing Scene, where he is super knowledgeable across a range of species, particularly Mulloway which is his favorite fish to target. Tom has recently joined the board of RecFish SA and is keen to contribute to the great work they have been doing over recent years. He is also studying Marine Biology and is looking to work full time in the sector in the years to come! With all this experience across a range of sectors, he is a great man to interview and someone who can teach us all a thing or two!
We also have all the latest news in SA fishing, including:
The potential for the Tumby Bay Jetty to re open.Murray Cod habitat and potential surveillance of breeding is in the pipeline.A look at where our money is being spent on boatramps across the state.More opportunities across the state to exchange opera house yabby nets for the more environmentally friendly pyramid style nets.Plus, all the fishing reports including barrel tuna at Port MacDonnell, school tuna on Yorkes and our own easter fishing at Robe and Yorke Peninsula. Our tackle item of the week is the Shimano Game Type J Rod which we have in both a spin and overhead model and loved using it in the Port Lincoln Tuna Classic recently!
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Episode 106: Al McGlashan and Audi Croft, Fish Forever
This week we are joined by a huge name, Al McGlashan, who combines his love for fishing with his background in filming to produce some great content. His most recent show, Fish Forever, is a project he has taken on with his partner Audi Croft, it is currently screening on Channel Nine and is not only hugely entertaining but also a great way of bridging research and sustainable fishing to a wider audience. We chat all about the new series, sustainable fishing, what goes on behind the scenes and we even push to include SA and the Snapper fishery in series 2. Al and Audi also talk about their beautiful boat - A Northbank 650 HT - Made right here in Adelaide and also about their fishing experiences in SA and around the country
As always we also have all the latest news in SA Fishing, including:
The tragedy that has unfolded off Spilsby Island in Spencer Gulf.RecFish SA’s response to a plan to close D’Estrees Bay on KI to rec fishing. RecFish SA pushing to close commercial fishing for kingfish in SA.A proposed plan for the Cape Jervis boat ramp/Sealink jetty terminal. Another country SA jetty closed.Plus, we have a listener question from ‘Grasshopper’ about crayfish around Victor Harbour, discuss a great swivel which fights out of its weight class and also tell you where all the fish are biting ahead of the Easter long weekend!
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Episode 105: DC, Calcutta Winner - Port Lincoln Tuna Classic
We come to you fresh off an epic weekend at the Port Lincoln Tuna Classic. We have a comprehensive wrap up of the event with all the winners and a recap of everything that went on. A huge congratulations and thankyou to Steve Toome, Ash White and everyone else who helped put on an amazing weekend and competition.This week we are joined by DC (Dan Coleman), Skipper of Risky Business and winner of the Calcutta competition for biggest fish caught in the 2024 Port Lincoln Tuna Classic. DC who runs Southern Ocean Diving and Marine, a sponsor of the event, runs us through his weekend which included a broken boat which needed fixing on the first morning of the comp. Her fished with his 2 kids and brother in law and was a worthy winner of the big prize! We pick his brain and find out where they caught the fish and what was the lure that did the damage.
We also have a little bit of other news including a bridge in Port Augusta that is being pulled down instead of opened for rec fishing and an agenda of what RecFish SA and PIRSA are discussing at their bi-monthly meeting.
The Shimano Speedmaster 10 is our tackle item of the week, this reel did the damage on heaps of Tuna over the weekend and is a great overhead reel which fished perfectly iin the 10kg mono competition rules.
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Episode 104: Port Lincoln Tuna Classic - Live at the Tackle Talk Night
This week we are going live from the Jumpship Brewery in Port Lincoln for the Tackle Talk Night for the Port Lincoln Tuna Classic. We are joined by 3 guests to tell us about their experiences fishing this competition in the past and give some tips for a couple of first timers:
Janine Gin, The Salty OneRick martin, RelentlessSteve Toome, Too SlowPlus, we have all the latest fishing news including:
An update on the Abalone disease and associated fishing closure in the south east of the state.The proposed wind farm off Port MacDonnell has been moved to another location in a big win for locals!A wrap up of the Carp Frenzy at Lake Bonney last weekend.A renewed push for a fishing license in SA.We also have all the latest fishing reports with the rest of our crew having a ripper pre comp fishing day off Rocky Island catching Tuna, Kingfish and Samson Fish during the week.
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Episode 103: James Manna and Mitch Hallyday
This week we have a bumper episode with 2 Massive guests
Firstly we chat with Mitch Hallyday as a part of our news segment. Mitch is fresh of winning the Wirrina Tuna Slam catching a 14.6kg fish on the Saturday, followed by another 14 kilo fish on the Sunday. Mitch gives us a run down on another excellent weekend put on by the Game Fishing Club of SA and even tells us where he managed to catch the winning fish. Mitch comes from an excellent fishing family, his wife Mel was one of the winners of the Coast 2 Coast competition in 2023 so we also try to find out who is the family's champion fisho!
We are also joined by James Manna, skipper of ‘Going Grey’ a beautiful Stabicraft 2400, who is kindly taking us out as a part of his crew in the Port Lincoln Tuna Comp over the March long weekend. We fished with James last weekend, catching 4 tuna so it’s great to be going into the comp with some form under the belt. We talk with James about his past experience in the Port Lincoln comp, our prep for this years competition and what we can expect as a couple of first timers in the competition.
Plus, we have all our regular segments, including an update on where the fish (Tuna in particular) are biting, talk about the Shimano 100lb wind on leader as our tackle item of the week and discuss the news in SA fishing!
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Episode 102: Gavin Matthews
This week we are joined by Kangaroo Island local, Gavin, who joined us for an epic day of Tuna fishing on our recent week long trip over to KI. It was great to have some local knowledge on the day and awesome to have an expert local on the show to discuss all things KI fishing! He shares some of his best experiences fishing on the Island, and gives an update on the Tuna season they are having over there including his own recent success catching Tuna off Island Beach recently!Plus we have a full recap of the rest of our KI trip, including plenty of whiting, lots of time getting the kids on the boat and a run in with not 1 but 2 local Kangaroos on the first morning!
As always we have all the SA fishing news including:
A recently released SA recreational fishing tourism strategy.A wrap up of the Coast 2 Coast Comp and preview of the Wirrina Comp.SA Angler going digital instead of hard copy. King Penguin sightings across the state.We also have all the fishing reports across the state, including our own KI fishing, an update on where the Tuna are biting and some better reports of Blue Swimmer Crabs and Yellowfin Whiting as the weather finally warms up!
And finally our first listener question sent in by former guest Ben Calvert with an answer from a reputable source!
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