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

Send us Fan Mail 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 u...

Send us Fan Mail 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....

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 discu...

Send us Fan Mail 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 inc...

Send us Fan Mail 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 sur...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 the...

Send us Fan Mail 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 al...

Send us Fan Mail 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 w...

Send us Fan Mail 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 One Rick mar...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Fishi...

Send us Fan Mail 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 u...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 101: Josh Bland, RecFish SA Project Officer This week we are joined by Josh who has recently joined  RecFish SA in their newly created role of Project Officer. This job combines Josh’s research background with his love of fishing and will work closely with Executive Officer Asher, working on citizen science projects and everything else linking rec fishing and science. We f...

Send us Fan Mail This week is the long awaited 100th episode! We held a hugely successful live event on the weekend which included 4 live interviews, we have included these as our guests for this week to recap the first 99 podcasts! We are joined by former guests: Andrew Harris  - Chairperson of RecFish SA + Northbank Boats. Cadel Harriss - former Reeling in Junior Anglers Ambassador and keen youn...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 99: Steven Toome & Ashley White, Port Lincoln Tuna Comp This week we are joined by Steven and Ashley, the 2 guys who are busily preparing to run the Port Lincoln Tuna Comp in March this year. We are super excited to be fishing the comp this year so its great to hear from 2 experts about what to expect and how we can best prepare for the comp! A massive 2024 competition...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 98: Ryan from Reef Encounters This week we are joined by Ryan, the skipper of Reef Encounters, one of the states best fishing charters, operating out of the Southern Yorke Peninsula. Ryan last joined us back in episode 41 and it is great to hear about all that is new in his world, including the run of barrel Bluefin Tuna that ran along the Yorkes coast this winter and how...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 97: Ben Calvert This week we are joined by a South Aussie Fisho who has taken his fishing talents onto the national stage, competing and having a huge amount of success in Barra Comps in Northern Queensland. Ben has really cracked the code on these iconic fish, he placed 9th overall in the Australian Bass Tournaments Barra Series and was the Runner Up in the Mackay Tournam...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 96: Alex Carey This week we are lucky to be joined by Australian Test Wicketkeeper, Alex Carey. Alex is a keen fisherman, having grown up fishing for Snapper around Port Hughes and has very recently bought his dream family boat a Northbank 600C, which we are keen to hear all about. We also chat about Alex’s fishing expertise; both locally around the Fleurieu Peninsula and...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 95: Boomer Anchors This week we are joined by Duncan Webster, the man behind this innovative product. Duncan designed the anchor after being frustrated at losing anchors when getting them stuck on reefy bottom while fishing the Queensland coast where he lives. The anchor has a breakaway system, meaning when the anchor is stuck, extra motor pressure will collapse the anchor...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 94: David Speirs  This week we are very lucky to have the South Australian Opposition Leader David Speirs join us to chat about all things rec fishing. David was instrumental in getting the local reservoirs opened to fishing when he was previously the States Environment Minister, a project that he is really proud of and one that has no doubt been hugely successful. As well...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 93: Brenton and Phil from Squid Ezy This week we are joined by a couple of blokes who have recently taken over the hugely successful South Australian fishing tool, the Squid Ezy. This is a great utensil that makes cleaning squid a lot more simple for all anglers and home chefs alike! We spoke to the previous owner in episode 44, so it is great to get an update on the brand...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 92: Asher Dezsery – Executive Officer RecFish SA This week we are joined by RecFish SA’s executive officer, Asher Dezsery. Asher was able to provide some great insights and update us on heaps of the big issues in SA fishing, including: ·      The proposed buy back of snapper longline licenses from the commercial sector. ·      A wrap up from the kids clinic and Opera House...