Tall Tails Fishing Podcast

Jake Rotham & Mark LeCras
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Honouring the past & Acknowledging the future of Australian fishing culture Join Mark LeCras & Jake Rotham as they dive into raw, unfiltered conversations with WA’s most seasoned fishos, uncovering legendary Tall Tails & tricks of the trade from the Wild West and beyond. No filters. Just fishing, good banter, and real stories from the people who’ve lived them.Cheers for tuning in to the Rodcast!

  1. May 30

    Ep.32 | Tony Thwin | How to Catch More Squid!

    Tony Thwin is a well known face around the Perth fishing community. He has caught Marlin, Mulloway and everything between, but even after catching plenty of trophy fish, squid is still his true obsession. In this episode the former WA tackle rep gives us a squid masterclass and breaks down jig sizing, sink rates, casting distance and a full colour system for every time of day. He shares his eight jig starter kit, the spots most people drive straight past, and a kids squidding hack that just works. Subscribe to Tony's new youtube channel below... https://www.youtube.com/@SquidMastersWA TALL TAILS! Honouring the past & acknowledging the future of Australian Fishing Culture. DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RODCAST! FOLLOW THE RODCAST ON SOCIALS! 🎣 Youtube 🎣 Instagram 🎣 TikTok 🎣 Facebook 🎣 Rothy's Instagram 🎣 Lecca's Instagram  INTRO TUNE 🥩 Red Bellied Black Snake - The Beefs 🥩 Courtesy of Sam Smith Click here to listen to The Beefs on Spotify For all enquiries about Tall Tails Fishing Podcast, please contact jakerotham@gmail.com

    1h 27m

  2. May 11

    Ep.31 | Tim Farnell & Paul Willis | Beach Fishing for Mulloway, Snapper & Tailor

    Rothy and Lecca sit down with Paul Willis and Tim Farnell from Red Mullet Distributors, the WA team behind some of the biggest brands in Australian fishing including Daiwa, Vexed and Assassin to name a few. Between them, Paul and Tim have forgot more about landbased fishing than most of us will ever know. They've written articles for western angler, run tackle talks & fished the WA coast from top to bottom. This episode covers: Mulloway & Pink Snapper from the beach & rockwalls Landbased fishing rigs, conditions, and how to find a fishy spotTargeting big Tailor on lures along Perth's metro beaches and reefsPlus, one lucky listener who submitted a question walks away with a Infeet light tackle lure pack thanks to Daiwa Australia If you fish from the beach or the rocks, this one's a belter. vexedfishing.com.au TALL TAILS! Honouring the past & acknowledging the future of Australian Fishing Culture. DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RODCAST! FOLLOW THE RODCAST ON SOCIALS! 🎣 Youtube 🎣 Instagram 🎣 TikTok 🎣 Facebook 🎣 Rothy's Instagram 🎣 Lecca's Instagram  INTRO TUNE 🥩 Red Bellied Black Snake - The Beefs 🥩 Courtesy of Sam Smith Click here to listen to The Beefs on Spotify For all enquiries about Tall Tails Fishing Podcast, please contact jakerotham@gmail.com

    1h 39m

  3. Apr 27

    Ep.30 | Scott Jessamine a.k.a Saltfix | Inshore Kingfish, Shallow Water Snapper,

    Scott Jessamine, better known as Saltfix on YouTube, joins Rothy & Lecca for a  chat about all things fishing inshore and more... In this episode: Scott's Early days of Fishing in PerthHow tackle shops lost their soul over the decadesReading unfamiliar water and putting in the workWhy Scott prefers inshore over offshore fishingCracking Pink Snapper in the shallows and Kingfish on 3 Mile ReefBarra at Lake KununurraA Great White encounter at Little Island with Matt GatesBlowfish as bait?!Plus — win a Daiwa Saltiga Jig pack. Drop your best listener question on Instagram @TallTailsPodcast. Thanks to Daiwa Australia. Follow Scotty on Instagram: @saltfix Follow Scotty on YoutTube TALL TAILS! Honouring the past & acknowledging the future of Australian Fishing Culture. DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RODCAST! FOLLOW THE RODCAST ON SOCIALS! 🎣 Youtube 🎣 Instagram 🎣 TikTok 🎣 Facebook 🎣 Rothy's Instagram 🎣 Lecca's Instagram  INTRO TUNE 🥩 Red Bellied Black Snake - The Beefs 🥩 Courtesy of Sam Smith Click here to listen to The Beefs on Spotify For all enquiries about Tall Tails Fishing Podcast, please contact jakerotham@gmail.com

    1h 48m

  4. Mar 29

    Ep.29 | Ben Patrick | Spanish Mackerel Tactics, Abrolhos Islands & the Story Behind Halco

    In this episode we're joined by Ben Patrick — owner of Halco Tackle.  Halco is the most iconic fishing lure brand to ever come out of Western Australia. If you've ever tied on a Laser Pro, a Twisty, or a Rooster Popper, you've got Ben, his family & Hal cooper to thank for it. Ben is the second generation owner of Halco Tackle, a brand founded in 1950 by Hal Cooper in his garage in Mosman Park. Today, Halco sells to over 80 countries, designs everything in-house out of their Fremantl HQ and manufactures out of their own factory in Batam, Indonesia. Halco lures are distrubted & fished hard all over the world. In this episode with Ben Patrick we discuss… The origin story of Halco — from Hal Cooper's garage in Mosman Park to a globally recognised lure brandHow Ben's dad Neil purchased the company in 1980 and the lures that defined that eraBen buying the business with his family in 2002 and taking it globalThe challenges of cracking the US market and what makes American anglers differentBen's earliest fishing memories — the Abrolhos Islands, 30lb mackerel in Grade 5, and a 48-year-old boat called Safari TwoThe real story behind the Rooster Popper — how it came to be, why it took a year to get right, and why it's now the best-selling mass-produced popper in the worldLure design philosophy — what most anglers misunderstand about buoyancy, weight, and balanceWhy clean water is the single most important factor for chasing metro Spanish mackerel on luresBen's Spanish mackerel trolling spread and the stick bait tip Craig White swears byThe Abrolhos Islands — how the fishery has changed, why the baldies are better than ever, and the Batavia shipwreck storyThe Iconic Twisty — how it's still made the same way Hal Cooper invented it in 1950, and why Ben nearly dropped it from the rangeLive scoping and how sounder technology is changing lure designNoodling for catfish in Texas Ben's most memorable fish — a 180lb tarpon in Panama on a Laser Pro 160Why the red and white Laser Pro catches more fish A limited edition Halco Twisty idea that the boys pitched to ben on airBen's wood duck moment — sniping a drone on national television with a Rooster PopperPlus we give away an epic Daiwa Saltiga Topwater lure pack for the best listener question submitted through our Instagram @TallTailsPodcast thanks to Daiwa Australia halcotackle.com TALL TAILS! Honouring the past & acknowledging the future of Australian Fishing Culture. DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RODCAST! FOLLOW THE RODCAST ON SOCIALS! 🎣 Youtube 🎣 Instagram 🎣 TikTok 🎣 Facebook 🎣 Rothy's Instagram 🎣 Lecca's Instagram  INTRO TUNE 🥩 Red Bellied Black Snake - The Beefs 🥩 Courtesy of Sam Smith Click here to listen to The Beefs on Spotify For all enquiries about Tall Tails Fishing Podcast, please contact jakerotham@gmail.com

    1h 34m

  5. Mar 15

    Ep.28 | Cpt. Craig White | Sovereign Blue Marlin Classic Recap

    Whitey is back!    In this episode, we’re joined by the legends from Evolution Charters in Exmouth, Craig & Jack White, fresh off the Fremantle Sailing Club’s Premier Marlin Fishing Competition, The 2026 Sovereign Blue Marlin Classic In this episode we recap the an epic weeknd over at Rottnest Island off Perth and break down the good times and the mayhem that occurred in between We also throw a bunch of listener questions to Whitey thanks to the legends at Daiwa Australia. Enjoy!  Follow Evolution Charter on Facebook & Instagram! TALL TAILS! Honouring the past & acknowledging the future of Australian Fishing Culture. DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RODCAST! FOLLOW THE RODCAST ON SOCIALS! 🎣 Youtube 🎣 Instagram 🎣 TikTok 🎣 Facebook 🎣 Rothy's Instagram 🎣 Lecca's Instagram  INTRO TUNE 🥩 Red Bellied Black Snake - The Beefs 🥩 Courtesy of Sam Smith Click here to listen to The Beefs on Spotify For all enquiries about Tall Tails Fishing Podcast, please contact jakerotham@gmail.com

    1h 23m

  6. Mar 2

    Ep.27 | Vin Rushworth | Mental spearfishing stories from the W.A coast

    You asked for a Spearo. We delivered. This week  we sit down with Perth spearfishing weapon and Australian Underwater Federation record keeper, Vin Rushworth. Vin is a marine biologist by trade who has tagged Great White Sharks in Western Australia and whales in Antarctica. That mindset shows in the way he hunts. Originally from Brisbane, Vin cut his teeth on the east coast before moving west 15 years ago. Since then he has speared up and down the WA coastline and built a serious list of stories with some legends of the sport. In this episode we cover... • Growing up in Brisbane and getting into spearfishing • East coast vs West coast spearing • Working in fisheries research • Tagging Great Whites and whales • Shark encounters while diving • Crossing paths with an Australian Navy submarine while chasing marlin off Perth • Yellowfin tuna & wahoo missions • His role as record keeper for the Australian Underwater Federation • The upcoming InterPacific Spearfishing Championships in Busselton • Chasing Northern Pearl Perch in WA • Spearing marlin off the teaser out wide • A gnarly near drowning diving for crays • Future goals in the spearfishing world Plus we fire through a stack of listener questions & give away a Squid Jig pack thanks to Daiwa Australia. If you have been asking for more spearfishing content, this one is for you. TALL TAILS! Honouring the past & acknowledging the future of Australian Fishing Culture. DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RODCAST! FOLLOW THE RODCAST ON SOCIALS! 🎣 Youtube 🎣 Instagram 🎣 TikTok 🎣 Facebook 🎣 Rothy's Instagram 🎣 Lecca's Instagram  INTRO TUNE 🥩 Red Bellied Black Snake - The Beefs 🥩 Courtesy of Sam Smith Click here to listen to The Beefs on Spotify For all enquiries about Tall Tails Fishing Podcast, please contact jakerotham@gmail.com

    1h 39m

  7. Feb 15

    Ep.26 | Jono Ellis | West Kimberly Barramundi & Livescope Tactics

    In this episode we’re joined by one of the best Barramundi fisho’s that you’ve probably never heard of -  Jono Ellis.    Jono is an absolute sniper when I comes to catching BIG Barra using live-scope and has pulled some massive Barramundi upwards of  120cm from his home waters around Derby & Broome in WA’s North. Regular listeners of the Rodcast will know that Lecca loves his Barra so he didn’t hold back on questions for Jono…   In this episode with Jono Ellis we discuss… Jono's fishing upbring living in Derby, WAProgressing from bait to lures and eventually introducing Live scopeShark & Crocodile encounters in the Kimberly river systemsTips for avoiding croc attacks and some close callsJono's boat setupTips for setting up livescope for your best chance at scoping a BarramundiJono's preffered Barramundi luresWood duck momentsThrowing rocks at lazy fish to tempt them into biting a lureLecca's recent Mully session on the Swan River with Tim FarnellPlus we give away an epic line & leader pack from Daiwa  for the best listener question submitted through our Instagram @TallTailsPodcast Follow Jono on Instagram... TALL TAILS! Honouring the past & acknowledging the future of Australian Fishing Culture. DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RODCAST! FOLLOW THE RODCAST ON SOCIALS! 🎣 Youtube 🎣 Instagram 🎣 TikTok 🎣 Facebook 🎣 Rothy's Instagram 🎣 Lecca's Instagram  INTRO TUNE 🥩 Red Bellied Black Snake - The Beefs 🥩 Courtesy of Sam Smith Click here to listen to The Beefs on Spotify For all enquiries about Tall Tails Fishing Podcast, please contact jakerotham@gmail.com

    1h 32m

  8. Feb 1

    Ep.25 | Matt Gates | Exmouth Game Fishing, Shark Depredation & Barramundi

    In this episode we are joined by the man behind Tackle World Exmouth, Matt Gates, along with his two sons, Kalvin and Dean. When we asked past guests who we had to get on the show, one name kept coming up. Gatesy. If a species can be targeted in the Exmouth region, he has spent time figuring it out. Matt moved from Perth to Exmouth to run the store under mentor Hal Harvey before eventually buying the business and carrying it forward. We sit down with Matt and the boys to talk about: • Long weekend missions driving Perth to Exmouth in the early days • Cutting his teeth at Bluewater Tackle World • Learning the ropes under Hal Harvey’s mentorship • Opening Tackle World Exmouth and eventually buying the store • A lifelong passion for barramundi fishing • Favourite barra locations and proven techniques • Being early to adopt circle hooks in WA game fishing • The growing reality of shark depredation and near misses • Life spearfishing the Exmouth coast • Fishing as a way to connect generations • Close encounters with Irukandji and box jellyfish • Rescuing Ross Chapman after a solo marlin release went wrong • Proper wood duck moments • Swordfish and deep water talk This one is equal parts fishing knowledge, life lessons, and Exmouth history. https://www.instagram.com/tackleworldexmouth/ TALL TAILS! Honouring the past & acknowledging the future of Australian Fishing Culture. DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RODCAST! FOLLOW THE RODCAST ON SOCIALS! 🎣 Youtube 🎣 Instagram 🎣 TikTok 🎣 Facebook 🎣 Rothy's Instagram 🎣 Lecca's Instagram  INTRO TUNE 🥩 Red Bellied Black Snake - The Beefs 🥩 Courtesy of Sam Smith Click here to listen to The Beefs on Spotify For all enquiries about Tall Tails Fishing Podcast, please contact jakerotham@gmail.com

    1h 57m
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Honouring the past & Acknowledging the future of Australian fishing culture Join Mark LeCras & Jake Rotham as they dive into raw, unfiltered conversations with WA’s most seasoned fishos, uncovering legendary Tall Tails & tricks of the trade from the Wild West and beyond. No filters. Just fishing, good banter, and real stories from the people who’ve lived them.Cheers for tuning in to the Rodcast!

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  • Creator
    Jake Rotham & Mark LeCras
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Rodcast Pty Ltd
  • Show Website
    Tall Tails Fishing Podcast

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