The Social Fishing Podcast

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?

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). Join today: https://socialfishing.com.au/sf-membership/   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

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/

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