All The Gear But No Idea - The South Australian Fishing Podcast

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Talking all things fishing in South Australia.Hosted by Rohdey and Dizz. Joined by different guests each week.

  1. Episode 156 - Lucas Weaver

    3D AGO

    Episode 156 - Lucas Weaver

    Send a text Episode 156 - Lucas Weaver  This week we are joined by freshwater fishing guru Lucas Weaver. He is the RecFish SA Director for the Riverland and Reservoirs and has caught more Callop and Murray Cod than most! He has recently been involved in tagging a lot of fish for the ‘Lets Go Fishing Competition’ and also presented in the recent RecFish SA Forum on all things freshwater fishing. He is also heavily involved in the Lower Murray Lure Fishing Club and also tells us about some of his Saltwater catches to show his versatility! Some of our listeners have got around our push for some more listener engagement and have sent in voice messages. Thanks to Isiah Luther Nunerley for his message about whether a lumo bead may have led to a shark biting him off, Beau Lavigne asked about good conditions to launch at Victor Harbor and Anton Read had some suggestions about future merch including the idea of custom prop flags. As always we have all the latest fishing news, including: RecFish SA, Fleurieu Charters, Want To Fish Charters and The Game Fishing Club of SA combine to find the Tuna via a plane!A man caught with a big haul of illegal Crayfish in the South East.Fishing restrictions around the country continue with Tassie Flathead the latest to be hit.Kingston Jetty is still awaiting an insurance claim after storm damage in May 2025.The Algal Bloom causing devastation around Point Turton and into the lower parts of Spencer Gulf.Our tackle item of the week is the Vexed Dingle-Dangle, a clever device that lifts your bait off the bottom, making it more visible to fish and well away from Crabs and Rays. We also have all the latest fishing reports including Blue Swimmer Crabs, Whiting, Garfish and an update on the Wirrina Tuna Comp which was taken out by a superstar crew including Brad from Fleurieu Charters and Tyson from Want To Fish Charters.

    49 min
  2. Episode 155 Kane cross. Winner of round 2 of the Let’s Go Fishing Competition

    FEB 3

    Episode 155 Kane cross. Winner of round 2 of the Let’s Go Fishing Competition

    Send us a text Episode 155 Kane cross. Winner of round 2 of the Let’s Go Fishing Competition  This week we are joined by Kane Cross, who recently turned a small Salmon Trout that he caught locally in his home town of Robe into a $10,000 prize as the winner of Round 2 of the Let’s Go Fishing Competition! Kane tells us the story of how he caught the winning fish and how he's going to spend the money as well as fills us in on his life as a Professional Cray Fisherman and some of his stories from beach fishing off the famous Long Beach! A great chat and something to motivate us all to get out and have a crack at winning Round 3 that has just got underway! We also have all the fishing news, including: All the details of round 3 of the Let’s Go Fishing Competition including locations that some of the species have been tagged!Alan Hall recognised for his work supporting the fishing community in WhyallaWe preview lots of fishing events coming up in the next few months:The Game Fishing Club of SA Wirrina Tuna Slam on Feb 14/15.The Carp Frenzy to be held at Lake Bonney on Feb 28.The ANSA interclub competition on the March long weekend at the Bundaleer ReservoirThe Port Lincoln Tuna Classic on march 21/22.We also have a comprehensive fishing report including all of the latest news in the search for this seasons Southern Bluefin Tuna, a couple of rarer sightings of a Blue Shark at Stansbury and a Mahi Mahi at Port Augusta, Dizzy got into the Yorkes Whiting and the Blue Swimmer Crabs are going well across Metro waters and the Yorke Peninsula.  We also have a couple of voice memos that we have been calling out for - Thanks to The Fishing Guru for sharing his theory on where all the squid from St Vincents Gulf have gone - this was the inspiration for our Shimano Squid Comp! Please hit us up with a voice memo if you have any questions for us, events to promote or anything at all to contribute to the podcast!

    55 min
  3. Episode 154 - Jake Mcleod, Reel SA Fishing

    JAN 22

    Episode 154 - Jake Mcleod, Reel SA Fishing

    Send us a text Episode 154 - Jake Mcleod, Reel SA Fishing This week we are joined by Jake Mcleod, the man behind Reel SA Fishing on Youtube and Social Media! When he's not catching fish or sharing fishing content, he is working at TackleWorld Port Lincoln, so he certainly knows all there is to know about fishing all across the Eyre Peninsula. From Garfish off the rocks using plastic Maggots for bait, Massive Port Augusta Kingfish, land based Sharks and Giant Southern Bluefin Tuna - Jake has done it all and loves to capture plenty of footage to share! A great chat with plenty of insight into all things Port Lincoln fishing, Reel SA is well worth tuning in to! We also have all of the latest fishing news, including: Australian Bass stocking into Tod Reservoir near Port Lincoln, while there is going to be more stocked fish and better access to Myponga Reservoir.Round 3 of the Let’s Go Fishing Competition opens on February 1, more prizes up for grabs and Al McGlashan and Audi Croft in town for the next fishing forum and some tackle store visits! (You can hear all about Al and Audi when they joined us in episode 106!)Plenty of updates on everything that is going on from the RecFish SA team.Tackle Box giveaways at Tackle Shops across SA for any kids spending only $10 in store thanks to Lets Fish Australia!Our tackle item of the week is the Large Tackle Bag from Shimano, we have one that we are about to give away to a lucky person in a soon to be launched competition - keep your eyes peeled for this one!  The fishing report includes all the winners from the Kingston SE Surf Fishing Competition, Whiting on Yorkes and Tuna all over the Eyre Peninsula - But when will they hit the rest of the state?

    47 min
  4. Episode 153: Danny Simpson

    JAN 7

    Episode 153: Danny Simpson

    Send us a text Episode 153: Danny Simpson This week we are joined by Danny Simpson, a self employed consultant working widely across the Recreational Fishing Sector both here in SA and across Australia. Danny talks about his own fishing and some of the work he has done over recent years, having worked extensively throughout the sector, including Murray Cod management, implementing recreational fishing in our reservoirs and he currently represents the Rec fishing community on the Marine Scale Fishery Management Advisory Committee. Danny has also just joined the RecFish SA board having also been involved in the past and he also talks about the fun times he has had working part time at SportFishing Scene in recent years. We have all the latest news in rec fishing across SA, including: RecFish SA pushing for more tagging of Mulloway. Details around Round 2 of the Lets Go Fishing Competition, as well as another monthly prize winner and details around the next Fishing Forum.The government has bought Mundoo Island in an effort to boost the environment.Pushing for funding to keep the Cape Jaffa Marina open.A fishing comp to be run at Tunarama in Port Lincoln. An update on the Algal Bloom including allegations of Government withholding information until after the election.A 4.73 Million Dollar Tuna sold in Japan.In our first episode of 2026 we also recap our own family fishing over Christmas, set some New Years Fishing Resolutions and also have a bumper summer fishing report including Tuna, King George Whiting, plenty of Sharks, big Blue Swimmer Crabs and Crayfish.

    1h 6m
  5. Episode 152: Andy Burnell - Crab.e.cam

    12/23/2025

    Episode 152: Andy Burnell - Crab.e.cam

    Send us a text Episode 152: Andy Burnell - Crab.e.cam This week we are joined by Andy Burnell, the man behind the hugely popular Crab.e.cam social media account, where he documents heaps of amazing underwater footage from his GoPro mounted in his crab net. What started as a simple idea has grown to over 32k Facebook followers and over 175,000 youtube views. Andy talks us through how he sets up the go pro to get top quality video and photos, chats about Scuba and Free diving and talks us through what he has witnessed with the devastation of the algal bloom, but now luckily he is seeing some signs of improvement.  We have plenty of news to cover as well: The bag limits of certain species in the different gulfs have returned to normal after a temporary reduction.The 3rd prize in this round of the Lets Go Fishing Competition has been won in a tight race for the prize!Goolwa Beach Cockles remain open for bait only.A reminder about cleaning any diving gear and pots to stop the spread of the Abalone Viral Ganglioneutritis from the South East.Murray Cod Season opens on January 1.Algal Bloom numbers improving across much of the state, with KI the exception, including some footage of a sick looking Great White off Island Beach.Our tackle item is the new Tenacity Power Pro braid from Shimano which we are putting on our Whiting rods, while our tackle item covers Tuna - both school and barrel size fish, plenty of crabs and crayfish and even a ‘lost’ Marlin swimming near the jetty at Moonta! We also have a bit of a wrap of 2025 and wish our listeners a Happy Christmas and hope you all get in plenty of fishing over the Festive Season!

    1h 1m
  6. Episode 151:Steve and Ash preview next years Port Lincoln Tuna Classic

    12/09/2025

    Episode 151:Steve and Ash preview next years Port Lincoln Tuna Classic

    Send us a text Episode 151:Steve and Ash preview next years Port Lincoln Tuna Classic This week we are joined again by Steve Toome and Ash White, the boys behind the Port Lincoln Tuna Classic as we look forward to next years event to be held in March. The boys talk us through the early preparations for the next competition, a few new things to look forward to as well as all of the regular favourites that make it one of the great weekends in the calendar! They also share there fishing exploits across 2025 with both of the the boys catching trophy fish in Queensland and we also talk about the arrival of this years school tuna season in SA! As always, we have all the news in SA fishing including: Dredging under way to re open the Cape Jaffa Marina.The first $10k prize is won in the 'Lets Go Fishing' Competition as a Salmon Trout wins a Robe local a huge prize!Western Australia has also had big fishing restrictions put in place across their coastline.Oyster Shell collection for restoration of shellfish reefs. Seeds for Snapper is underway for this year.ANSA and Recfish SA Citizen Science inter club competition announced to be held at Bundaleer Reservoir in early 2026. Plus for our tackle item of the week we have a stocking stuffer from Shimano for the angler who has everything  - They are literally selling Fishing socks and jocks! AND! Our most positive fishing report in weeks: Whiting out from North Haven and also off the Rapid Bay Jetty, Tuna season starting on Eyre Peninsula, Southern Fishing Charters cleaning up on reef species and Mulloway and Bream going well in West Lakes!

    53 min
  7. Episode 150: Paul Wilton, President of the Game Fishing Club of South Australia

    11/27/2025

    Episode 150: Paul Wilton, President of the Game Fishing Club of South Australia

    Send us a text Episode 150: Paul Wilton, President of the Game Fishing Club of South Australia This week we celebrate our big 150th episode with a great guest, Paul Wilton, the President of the Game Fishing Club of South Australia! Paul gives us an insight into how the club has changed and grown over recent years, some of the competitions they run including the Wirrina Tuna Slam in February and also talks about the social side to the Game Fishing Club. He has also caught plenty of fish himself and is even nice enough to invite us and any prospective new members to join them at the club for one of their monthly social nights. To celebrate our 150th episode we reminisce on some of our favourite episodes over the past few years and also look forward to the next big milestones to come! We have plenty of news in SA fishing including: RecFish SA holding a Carp fishing competition at Mawson Lakes this weekend!The ‘Let’s Go Fishing Competition’ is still running with the $10k prize still up for grabs, the next round starts soon with another lot of tagged fish to target.Cape Calamari and other Pro Boats are doing ‘Research days’ with SARDI to monitor the Algae. We wrap up the 20th Onka Stompa which raised a lot of money for mental health!Our tackle item of the week is the new Shimano Squidgies ‘Glimma’ soft plastic, a 90mm baitfish profile with a cool Shimmering tail that is sure to catch plenty of fish! Our fishing report includes Clifty finding some metro whiting, big Crabs being entered in the Ardrossan Pub Competition to win beers and and esky and Kingfish still firing in the upper Spencer Gulf!

    49 min
  8. Episode 149: Alicia Bolitho

    11/13/2025

    Episode 149: Alicia Bolitho

    Send us a text Episode 149: Alicia Bolitho, Tackleworld Port Lincoln & Pt Augusta This week we are joined by Alicia Bolitho, one half of the team behind Tackleworld Port Lincoln & Pt Augusta, along with partner Shane who has featured on the podcast already in episodes 111 and 123. Alicia has been heavily involved in all things Algal Bloom, representing the tackle industry in her role as the SA Board Member for AFTA, so it is great to hear how she is pushing the case of the local tackle shops. We also get an update on the great fishing that is currently on offer on the Eyre Peninsula, including massive Kingfish at Port Augusta, land based KGW at Port Lincoln and everything in between. With very minimal Algae over that way, the Eyre Peninsula would be a great place to go for a Summer Fishing Holiday.  We also have all the latest news in SA fishing including: A slight increase in bag limits for Kingfish and Crayfish.Cockle season is open for bait collection only with Brevotoxins making them unsafe to eat.The Spencer Gulf Ferry is again not running. An update on the ‘Lets Go Fishing Comp’ - No winners yet but a huge $530 monthly prize has been won.The specific species of Algae responsible for the Brevotoxins has been identified and we’ve all been blaming the wrong one!Federal report released outlining some issues with the government's reaction to the Algal Bloom.Paul Cook is the winner of the Bream Master SA Angler of the Year!We also have all our normal segments with The Fishing Guru Bait and Burley Dough mix, our tackle item of the week and a great option to leave in the car for an emergency bait supply! Our tackle report includes Rohdey catching the bag of Crayfish on the opening day of the season, plenty of massive Kingfish around Port Augusta and some big land based Snapper from Victor Harbor.

    40 min
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Talking all things fishing in South Australia.Hosted by Rohdey and Dizz. Joined by different guests each week.

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