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Episode 125: Lauren Douma + Simon and Gordon from Marine Safety

This week we have 3 great guests lined up to keep you all entertained over the Christmas and New Years break!

Firstly we chat with Lauren Douma, who has recently been elected to the RecFish SA board. She is sure to contribute plenty to the organisation, she is super enthusiastic about getting new people into fishing, including some disabled clients that she works with. Having only taken up fishing relatively recently she also brings a unique perspective to the board in that regard, she shares her journey into fishing and tells us how she wants to contribute to RecFish.

We are also joined by Simon Schwerdt and Gordon Panton from Marine Safety SA to chat about keeping everyone safe on the water, particularly over the busy summer holidays. Gordon (Manager marine Safety and Compliance) and Simon (Unit Manager Boating, safety and compliance) share some tips on how to keep your safety gear up to standard, talk us through planning a safe day out on the water and also talk about some common things people forget or get wrong. This is all super important information to keep everyone safe over Christmas and particularly relevant for anyone who doesnt fish as often as they would like!

Plus, we have all the latest fishing news from across the state including:

• The Allocation Review Committee has met to discuss some key species including King George Whiting and Yellowtail Kingfish.
• SAFTAG and RecFish SA are hosting a tagging event on February 1st. 
• An update on the new Marion Bay boat ramp.
• The Kingston Surf Fishing Competition is coming up on January 18 and 19. 
• The John Johnson Memorial Wirrina Tuna Slam is on again on February 15 and 16.

We also have all the latest fishing reports including a couple of YP Tommies for Rohdey and an update on the upcoming Tuna season, plus we discuss the Shimano Revolution travel rod - A great option for anyone fishing while travelling across the festive season.

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Episode 124: Tom Hams from Port Hughes Fishing Charters

This week we are joined by Tom who has recently taken over Port Hughes Fishing Charters. After changing careers from shearing to commercial fishing, Tom has now found his dream job taking over a successful charter business in a well renowned fishing region. Tom talks us through his fishing background and journey to taking over the business, what customers can expect on a day out and shares some of the coolest things he has seen on the water.

As always, we have all the latest fishing news including:

• Investigation into a mass die off of a number of important aquaculture species at SARDI’s West Beach Facility.
• New members added to the RecFish SA board.
• An update on dredging to get the Cape Jaffa Marina back up and running
• New rules around protection of Sharks and Rays. 
• A Victorian town is putting its hand up to be the home of the Vic Fisheries Carp Herpes trial program after carp ruined its yachting event.

Plus, we have all the states fishing reports including Rohdeys hunt for a Mulloway, a boating mission of West Beach with the kids, summer species turning up in time for Christmas and a chat about when the tuna will arrive locally. We also discuss an old favourite, the paravane, as our tackle item of the week and announce Trevor Dean as our winner of the November photo competition thanks to Shimano.

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Episode 123: Shane Hodgens, Tackle World - Pt Augusta

This week we are joined by Shane Hodgens, who we have previously chatted to as the owner of the Tackle World store in Port Lincoln. This time he joins us from Pt Augusta, where they have opened a second store, initially as a pop up shop and now as a permanent fixture. Port Augusta has been the hot spot in SA fishing of late, with plenty of huge Kingfish being landed and just this week a Swordfish was filmed swimming very close to shore. Shane updates us on fishing across the whole of the Eyre Peninsula, talks about the process of opening a new store and gives his opinion about how the states Kingfish fishery would be best managed.

We also have a huge news segment with all the latest updates from across the state, including:

• RecFish SA have released their annual report.
• PIRSA is launching a new app next year which will include ‘Opt in Reporting’ of recreational catches.
• Yellowtail Kingfish are moving to a stage 2 review under the allocation review committee after a potential breach was found through tagging data.
• A plan for Kingfish aquaculture in the riverland town of Waikerie. 
• A Rec Fishing survey is being conducted with $50 vouchers up for grabs.
• RecFish SA clinics are heading to Moonta.
• A PIRSA survey on the commercial scale fishery management plan.
• $500,000 to reduce the risk of shark attacks across summer. 
• Vic Fisheries are pushing to have the Carp Herpes virus undergo a trial.
• A big start to the Seeds for Snapper program for this summer. 
• 2 fisherman and a dog rescued after their boat was upturned near Robe. 

Plus, we have all the latest fishing reports, including Tuna, Kingfish, land based Samson fish and an update on Rohdey’s unsuccessful fishing attempts at Hamilton Island last week - at least he didn’t get sunburnt in the his Shimano pro stretch vented shirt! 

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Episode 122 - Steve Toome and Ashley White - Port Lincoln Tuna Comp

This week we are joined by Steve Toome and Ashley White, the guys behind the hugely successful Port Lincoln Tuna Classic. After fishing in this comp earlier this year, we catch up with the boys to preview the 2025 comp, to be held on the March long weekend. The boys are also able to announce a recent community award the competition took out, and give us a run down of all of their fishing exploits off Port Lincoln over the winter months, including barrel tuna and fishing the deep water off the continental shelf. 

As always, we have all of the latest fishing news, including a preview of the upcoming RecFish SA AGM and board elections, a review of the recent Onka Stompa event which saw some great fish caught and plenty of money raised for charity and Dizzy has an update on another lost Antarctic penguin. 

Plus we have all of the latest fishing reports, including the recently opened Crayfish and Cockle seasons and a beautiful Snapper off the beach at Goolwa. While the tackle item of the week is the Shimano Ocea Bomb Dip Popper that Rohdey is going to take on his holiday to Hamilton Island before turning it towards the Southern Bluefin Tuna locally over the Summer. 

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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.