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Ep90 – Lubin Pfeiffer: Key Conditions for River Murray Cod, Fish Behaviour, Extended Trips and Fishing the Lower Murray River
Back at the microphone with the legend that is… Lubin Pfeiffer! A lot has happened since the last time we spoke four years ago, including Lubin’s lifestyle, job and some of his fishing techniques – we touch on these before diving into key topics around chasing Murray Cod on rivers.
Lubin shares stories from travelling over the past few years, we discuss his travelling setup and what he does for power, internet, water etc (handy tips to help you setup a system for travelling). We discuss key conditions for river Murray Cod including flows and clarity. What’s the best surface fishing retrieve? And so much more!
Towards the end we chat about the Lower Murray River and how the water flows through this section, what are ideal flows and some background and history around the river.
This is a fascinating chat that you don’t want to miss!
In this episode:
4:00 – Catchup with Lubin on what’s been happening, his YouTube channel and the past four years
9:30 – How long should my trip be chasing a big river cod?
15:30 – Filming and running a YouTube channel
27:00 – What has changed since we last spoke:
surface retrieves for cod
fluorocarbon mainline
using sounders
44:00 – How does Lubin approach a new system/location for the first time?
50:30 – Setup for travelling (power, internet, sleeping, water, charging etc)
58:30 – Process for a surface retrieve for cod
1:06:00 – What’s most important for rivers? Flow, clarity, water temperature, weather, moon, barometer?
1:10:00 – Understanding flows in the lower Murray River system
1:29:00 – Lubins learning on cod behaviour over the past few years
1:41:00 – Lubins rods, reels, lures and gear
1:46:30 – Top Must Visit Spots in each State
1:50:30 – What’s the future look like for Lubin?
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Ep89 – Murrumbidgee Camping Drift for 2024: Lessons, Stories and Laughs
Another campfire chat between six of us from our April float down the Murrumbidgee River in the Takacat inflatables. We took three Takacat inflatables boats and drifted down the Murrumbidgee.
April is all about low flows but on this trip we were met with far from ideal conditions with a fast rising river due to dam releases. We went ahead with the trip and tried to work out if we could catch them during a rise.
Fishing was tough but we still managed to land some great fish. Enjoy the stories, laughs and banter as we recap this trip while sitting around the campfire on the last night of the trip.
We recorded a feature film along this trip which will be available in the SF Membership! To watch the full film login to stream in full HD (film available mid-May 2024).
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In this episode:
0:00 – Introduction
4:00 – Conditions and Lead Up to the Trip
11:00 – Recap of the Trip from Day 1
42:00 – Recap of Day 2
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Ep88 - New to Fishing for Murray Cod with Lures with Rhys & Dan
New to chasing cod? This is the episode for you! Rhys & Dan share a few tips for getting started in the world of lure fishing for Murray Cod – for both lakes and rivers.
There is an endless amount to learn when it comes to Murray Cod, but this episode summaries the basics to help you get started.
In this episode:
3:00 – Early memories of catching cod on a lure
10:00 – Tips for Learning to Lure fish in a Lake/Impoundment
16:20 – Tips for Learning in a River or Creek
36:00 – Techniques and Learning more
39:20 – Location and spots are important
45:50 – Looking after Murray Cod
Learn more about lure fishing in the Freshwater Mini Series > https://socialfishing.com.au/free-freshwater-mini-series/
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Ep87 - Jake Miles: Fishing Northern Victoria (Ovens River and Lake Buffalo) & Sharing Plenty of Fishing Stories
If you like a good fishing story… you’ll enjoy this episode. I sat down for almost two hours to chat with Jake Miles all about his fishing story and North East Victoria. Jake covers fishing on the Ovens River, Lake Eildon, Lake Buffalo and the Murray River.
He shares his story about how he moved to Australia and learnt how to fish well after school. Quite a different story to many, and he shares how he overcame the hurdles of learning to fish, starting with Trout and advancing to Murray Cod.
This is a great yarn full of plenty of laughs and banter. Enjoy!
In this episode:
2:40 – Jake’s story and background – how he got started in fishing.
14:00 – The next step of learning in Jakes’s journey chasing Murray Cod.
27:30 – Jake’s first metre cod story.
34:50 – Fishing Small Rivers in North East VIC – Ovens River.
42:45 – Fishing the Murray River.
48:30 – Fishing Lake Buffalo.
1:01:00 – Jake’s experience at Lake Eildon.
1:15:30 – The story of Outback Adventures Australia YouTube channel and content.
1:30:00 – Jake’s dream trip.
1:35:30 – Story of Jake’s Biggest Ovens River Cod.
For more information on freshwater fishing head to: www.socialfishing.com.au
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Ep86 – Targeting Murray Cod in Summer: Key Conditions, Lures and Approach with Rhys & Dan
A new season is upon us… and it’s going to be EPIC! Dan and I wanted to sit down and have a chat about what’s ahead and we cover our thoughts on how to approach this summer.
Our focus for this chat is on rivers, now that we are heading into a drier period (this means lower flows and clearer water). We talk about what it’s been like the past three years, the current conditions, water clarity and how it affects cod, some key lures worth using over summer and our thoughts on weedless plastics.
Before finishing up we also touch on the impoundments and share a few tips. Enjoy this episode and if you have any requests for topics, please send them through.
For more information visit: www.socialfishing.com.au
In this episode:
5:00 - Rivers for cod and conditions over the past 5 years
9:40 – Current conditions and the year ahead (fishing will be epic)
14:30 – Water clarity and how it affects feeding behaviour of cod
26:00 – Tips for the summer ahead and our predictions on good spots to fish
31:20 – Key lures for chasing summer cod
40:00 – Best rod for weedless plastics
50:30 – Tips for chasing cod in lakes & dams over summer
The Social Fishing Podcast is hosted by Rhys Creed, and he shares the very best in freshwater fishing content in Australia. Interviewing incredible anglers and talking about both lure and bait tactics for all freshwater species.
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