The Fishing Podcast

Season 2 wraps with just Joel and Lee, and there's a lot to get through.

The guys discuss how giant pacific bluefin are showing up off Lakes Entrance, NSW's kingfish and snapper mess as well as what WA's demersal ban accidentally unlocked.

All this and more.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

00:14 Season 2 finale kicks off

02:19 Deep dropping gems and why baits sit under the fish

05:10 Joel's world: Edencraft, CAD boat design and the big family day

10:50 Land-based vs boat fishing and the early snapper run

13:19 Giant Pacific bluefin off Lakes Entrance

19:06 Why these tuna fight differently (and 14kg of drag isn't enough)

26:04 Lee's big career news

29:00 Season 3 guests and what's coming

36:37 NSW kingfish crisis and what WA's ban unlocked

47:55 Will Victoria weigh in a 300kg tuna?
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Another Kiwi. Something's in the water over there, because they just keep producing great fishos.

This week Matt and the boys dive into how Shimano tries to break a rod before it's allowed a paint job, what 24 tonne vs 40 tonne carbon means for your wallet as well as The great king drag debate: go hard, baby them, or free spool and hope.

All this and more.

Chapters

00:00 Another Kiwi in the studio
00:59 Growing up in a tackle store
02:47 Land-based kings and snapper in NZ
07:23 From the warehouse to Shimano rod design
11:46 Why the Talica has an offset guide
15:02 How Shimano tries to break its own rods
19:51 Bluefin jigging in NZ
26:17 Surf casting, drones and the jet ski long line
33:03 Heavy drag vs baby drag on kings
42:33 The one that got away

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Tony Walker, aka TK Off-shore, has 45 years on the longline and zero interest in keeping it to himself.

The legend himself breaks down night jigging, squid bait, moon phase and dummy drifts, and tells the story of three days inside a cyclone.

You don't want to miss this episode.

0:00 Intro

3:42 Granddad, gelignite and the wharf

5:30 The Endless Summer that wasn't

7:12 The giant kingfish that started it all

13:50 The biggest sword he's cut away

20:46 Blue eye

37:19 Why the moon runs everything

40:11 Three days inside a cyclone

47:48 Sharing the southern bluefin marks

1:00:02 The last big fish he lost

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Declan went from tradie to MasterChef contestant to seafood merchant and he's got the stories to match!

This week he unpacks his 2021 MasterChef run (working alongside Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver), his family seafood business Oceana Traders, and his deep passion for seafood education and how it is his mission to enlighten as many people as he can to the wonders of seafood.

Chapters

00:00:13 — Intro / welcoming Declan to the show

00:00:45 — Declan's MasterChef application story

00:04:14 — Working alongside Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver

00:06:10 — MasterChef kitchen disasters

00:18:38 — MasterChef callback / reflections

00:34:23 — Fish safety, sea burials, and selective eating

00:51:29 — Building his seafood business

00:56:59 — Beer-battered gummy shark & Victorian food culture

00:58:33 — Sustainable seafood and passion for cooking

00:59:24 — Next week's guest preview & outro

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East Coast trailer boat legend Mike Benicci sits down with the boys. Spearfishing roots, Coral Sea dogtooth, marlin lessons learned the hard way, cracking stickbait yellowfin, kingfish gear, and the six-day trailer boat missions chasing dogtooth up north. Plus the fish he still can't let go of.

Chapters

00:00 – Intro: why Mike's an East Coast legend

02:13 – How it started: family trips, spearfishing in Malta

04:09 – Coral Sea era: chasing 50kg+ dogtooth tuna

07:29 – Hayley's rise: seasick deckhand to elite angler

11:08 – Learning marlin fishing the hard way

16:39 – Stickbait yellowfin: lures, size, reading the workup

26:20 – Releasing tuna properly — what actually works

32:45 – Kingfish: popper vs stickbait

41:51 – Six-day trailer boat missions chasing dogtooth up north

53:34 – Blue marlin, Exmouth, and the one that got away
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