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Episode 74: Port Lincoln Tuna Comp Preview

This week we are joined by Steven Toome and Ashley White, who have taken over as organisers of the 2023 Port Lincoln Tuna Classic. We hear about the boys fishing backgrounds and also get a comprehensive preview of the comp, to be held in late March. The event not only produces heaps of Tuna every year, it has amazing prizes and also has a great social aspect, including dinners pre and post the comp and an anchorage set up for the Saturday night aboard the Tacoma – a beautiful, 1951 original Tuna boat.

We also announce the winners of our Summer Competition, with great prizes from Shimano, Troll So Hard Lures and Savage Tackle, you’ll have to tune in to be the first to know who has won!

As always we also discuss the local fishing reports, including our own Kingfish mission to Cape Jervis last week and finally some decent numbers of Tuna being caught from Victor Harbor. Our tackle item of the week is an EGI Wallet from Shimano.

This weeks fishing news includes:

·         Growing traction for a fishing license

·         Scrutiny on the Wirrina Boat ramp

·         More consequences of the floodwater exiting the Murray Mouth

·         Some notable recaptures from SAFTAG

·         A date has been announced for the 2023 Onka Stompa competion.

Another great episode, with all of this discussed in detail, plus plenty of banter!

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Episode 73: Steve Powell, Coast 2 Coast Tuna Comp

This week we are joined again by Steve Powell, the man behind the upcoming Coast 2 Coast Tuna Competition, which is being held at Victor Harbor on February 10-12. This is always a highlight in the SA fishing calendar and looks set to be a great event again, with some great sponsors, prizes and special guests all locked in. We preview the event with Steve, talk about his own fishing and also discuss the impact of the weather and the freshwater flow on the local tuna fishing. 

We also feature the latest in SA Fishing news including:

·      A call for the release of Carp Herpes into the Murray

·      Goolwa Cockle fishing closed due to E-Coli

·      Boating restrictions eased for the upper Murray areas

·      Preview the upcoming Carp Frenzy at Lake Bonney

We also have all the fishing reports including Kingfish, Tuna, Yabbies, Garfish and - Where are the Crabs this year? 

Plus, our new drone, tackle item of the week and your last chance to join the Summer Comp to win great prizes from Shimano, Troll So Hard Lures and Savage Tackle. 

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Episode 72: Oli’s Squidding

This week we are joined by Oli Wood from Oli’s Squidding Page on Instagram and Youtube to discuss all things Cephalopods. Oli gives us some of his tips for maximising our squidding, including lure selection, some of his favourite locations and his retrieval technique. We also discuss his new Kayak and how he fishes with this, his experience fishing the flats for Yellowfin Whiting and some of his encounters with Kingfish off various jetties around the state.

A lot of this weeks news centres around the flood water coming through the Murray system including:

·      New zones for boating and fishing restrictions along the Murray

·      How far is the freshwater extending into the Ocean. 

·      A mass Sealife kill at Port Elliott

Plus we discuss the upcoming SA Spearfishing State Championships and applications are open for the next group of Ambassadors for Reeling in Junior Anglers. 

We also give a recount of our day fishing for Tuna and Kingfish with Andrew Harris, discuss some of our favourite features on his boat, discuss Rohdeys whiting fishing and scalloping from the New Years weekend and update all the other fishing around the state.

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Episode 71: James Flack, Troll So Hard Lures

This week we are joined by Flacky from Troll So Hard Lures to discuss the start of this summers run of Southern Bluefin Tuna. It has been a bit of a slower start to the season this year and we discuss potential reasons for this, including the effect the floodwater leaving the Murray Mouth could have on fishing out of Victor Harbor this Summer. Flacky is confident the Tuna will fire soon as the weather continues to warm up, so it is great to get some go to lures and tips off him. 

We also discuss some of our fishing related Christmas presents including a custom Crayfish snare as our tackle item of the week. The great weather over the public holidays meant plenty of fishing has been done, so there is plenty to discuss in the fishing report! 

Out Summer Competition is up and running, with some great prizes from Shimano, Troll So Hard Lures and Savage Tackle. 

Plus, we have all the fishing news, including:

·      The Murray is officially closed to all non essential use as the floods near a peak

·      Various shark sightings

·      Upcoming competitions: AGFC Tuna Comp, Coast 2 Coast and the Wirrina Tuna Slam

·      An update on the Ozfish Seeds for Snapper project.

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Episode 70: Asher Dezsery - Executive Officer of RecFish SA

This week has obviously been a disappointing week in SA Fishing, with the news of the Snapper ban being extended until June 30, 2026. We have been lucky enough to have RecFish SA’s new Executive Officer Asher Dezsery join us to discuss this announcement and what it means for all us recreational fishos going forward. We also discuss the role itself, Asher’s background in work and fishing and what else is on the agenda at RecFish. 

We also dig deep into Rohdey’s recent week long trip to Kangaroo Island, preview the Tuna’s imminent arrival to local waters and discuss all the other big news in SA fishing, including:

·      A big illegal squid haul

·      All Goolwa barrages now open

·      A new reef for KI

·      A spike in metro shark sightings

Plus we talk about where the fish are biting in SA in our fishing report and discuss Savage Tackles Gemini Surf Sinkers in our tackle item of the week.

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Episode 69:  Paul Baccanello, Captain Boat Safety

This week we are joined by Paul Baccanello, one of the men behind Captain Boat Safety. This is a very smart business, which not only sells boat safety kits which cover all of your safety needs, but also sell a subscription package, where they will send out new gear as different items expire. We talk about the journey of where the idea came from and how it became a reality, some common safety mistakes, Paul’s own fishing experience and chat about where to next for the business.

Plus, we talk through all the big fishing news including:

·      New channel markers at Victor Harbor

·      New regulations for boating on the Murray during the floods.

·      Pilchard kill at Semaphore.

·      Some boat ramp issues on the Yorke Peninsula

We also talk about where the fish are biting, including Port Augusta Kingfish and when will the Tuna turn up locally! This week our tackle item is  the new set of Apollo K2 Kevlar Dive Gloves that we just bought for Crayfish diving on KI next week.

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Episode 68: Rachel Weeks, Seeds For Snapper

This week we are joined by Rachel Weeks, Project Manager at OzFish, currently working on the Seeds For Snapper Seagrass Restoration. This is a project which is a project run by OzFish with the support of Green Adelaide, Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board  and BCF, where volunteers collect Posidonia seagrass seeds, which are then organised, put into biodegradable sand bags and then placed back into the ocean to help re grow SA’s Seagrass meadows. This is such an important project for fishing in SA, as these seagrasses provide habitat for Snapper, squid and other species. It is great to hear all the background to the project, hear how the operation is run and how you can get involved. 

 Plus, we  cover all the news in SA Fishing, including:

·      All about the PIRSA report into the snapper stocks

·      A couple of recent shark sightings

·      Rock Fishos rescued at St Kilda following the recent storms

·      A recap of another hugely successful Onka Stompa

·      The Reeling in Junior Anglers boat fishing simulator is up and running

·      Draining the Warren Reservoir 

We also tell you where the fish are biting and feature a handy accessory from The Fishing Guru as our tackle item of the week

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Episode 67: Tom Di Vittorio - Go Get Em Fishing Charters

This week we are joined by Tom from Go Get Em Charters, one of the most highly regarded charter businesses in SA. Tom is probably best known for his tuna charters out of Victor Harbour, but he also has lots of success on other species, fishing both in metro waters and the Fleurieu peninsula. Tom tells us his story about the business, gives us some tuna tips and tells us about a typical day out with him. 

As always we discuss all the big news in SA Fishing including:

·       The commercial fishing sectors response to the potential snapper opening

·       Shark attack on a lifesaver

·       Updated river flood estimates and what is being done to protect native fish

·       A few jetties closed around the state

·       New funding for research into the Coorong +new speed limit for Goolwa beach.

·       The Reeling in Junior Anglers fishing boat simulator is ready to go

·       The Swan Reach Yabby comp

We also recap on a hugely successful SA Boat and Fishing show, discuss Rohdey’s recent trip to Port Douglas, tell you where the fish are biting around SA and discuss the super cool fish shaped downrigger bomb from Savage Tackle

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SA Boat & Fishing Show – Day 3 Interview Caleb Murray

Our interviews on the Fishing Stage on Day 3 of the boat show with:

Caleb Murray, Blind fisherman, Fishing in The Dark Youtube Channel

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SA Boat & Fishing Show – Day 2 Interview with Ned McHenry

Our interviews on the Fishing Stage on Day 2 of the boat show with:

 Ned McHenry, Adelaide Crows and Northbank Marine