Episodes

  • Ep.14 | Sam Colvin | Topwater, Toothfish & Tournament Tails
    Jun 22 2025

    Welcome to The Rodcast! — the unfiltered, salt-crusted fishing podcast based out of The Wild West of Australia

    In this episode we’re joined by gun fisho and joined by Sam Colvin

    Sam is a Perth born & bread fisherman and has fished all over WA’s 12889km of coastline. The pursuit of angry, hard fighting fish that started Sam’s fishing addiction in WA, has also taken him on some epic international fishing trips to places like Oman, Seychelles & New-Zealand.

    Sam’s passion for fishing lead him into a career in the fishing industry, most recently with Austral Fisheries, who are Australia’s largest commercial wild caught fishing operation, where he works in Sales & Marketing. Austral is home to some of the world’s most premium seafood brands including Glacier51 Toothfish & Skull Island Prawns.

    In this Episode Lecca & Rothy talk to Sam about…

    • Sam’s early introduction to recreational fishing
    • The Pilbara coast as a fishing destination & the high calibre of fisherman in the area
    • Massive topwater GT’s, Yellow Fin & Longtail Tuna in the Middle-East onboard No Boundaries Oman and Topwater Tails
    • Recent Billfish addiction & Tournament success with Tommy Miller & crew at Gamex in Exmouth and The Blue Marlin Classic in Perth
    • Sam’s career in the commercial fishing industry with Austral
    • Patagonian Toothfish
    • Hilarious Aqua-turd stories

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    TALL TAILS!

    No filters. No fluff. Just fishing, good banter, and real stories from the people who’ve lived them.

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    INTRO TUNE
    🥩 Red Bellied Black Snake - The Beefs 🥩
    Courtesy of Sam Smith
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    For all enquiries about Tall Tails Fishing Podcast, please contact jakerotham@gmail.com

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    1 hr
  • Ep.13 | Ash Ramm | Is Mandurah an Underated Fishing Gem?
    Jun 15 2025

    Welcome to The Rodcast! — the unfiltered, salt-crusted fishing podcast based out of The Wild West of Australia

    In this episode we’re joined by Mandurah Fisho & Tackle shop owner, Ash Ramm!

    Ash is the owner of Miami Tackle World & is a wealth of knowledge on Mandurahs fishing options.

    In this Episode Lecca & Rothy talk to Ash about...

    • Ash's introduction to fishing
    • Moving from the farm to the coast
    • Purchasing & growing Tackle World Miami
    • Fishing's positive impact on Mental Health
    • Mandurah's Demersal ground that mat go unnoticed by most anglers
    • A hot tip on finding Snapper Ground using your sounders "Trail" function.
    • Correct rod selection when lure fishing
    • The Peel-Harvey inlet - A Fishing Mecca

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    www.tackleworldmiami.com.au

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    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

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Ep.12 | Robbie Riches | Quobba Cliff Fishing, Mulloway Zones & Drowning Drones
    Jun 8 2025

    Welcome to The Rodcast! — the unfiltered, salt-crusted fishing podcast based out of The Wild West of Australia

    In this episode we’re joined by gun fisho and all round good dude, Robbie Riches

    Robbie is best known for being the former Owner/Operator of “Perth Fishing Safaris”, who were the only land based fishing guides operating out of the southern half of WA at the time.

    Robbie & his team successfully guided hundreds of clients onto trophy fish such as Spanish Mackerel off the rocks at Quobba Station, Monster Mulloway from the Midwest beaches, as well as being early adopters of the drone fishing craze which saw clients travel from all over the country to come fishing with PFS for a high chance at catching Snapper while still having the sand between their toes.

    In this Episode Lecca & Rothy talk to Robbie about

    • Early fishing memories growing up in NSW
    • Moving from the east coast to the west coast of Australia
    • Is WEST really BEST???
    • Working at Hal Harvey’s Blue Water Tackle in Scarborough
    • The inception of Perth Fishing Safaris
    • The best time of year to target Mulloway from the beach
    • Fishing with Starlo
    • Early adoption of drone fishing
    • Perth inshore Snapper
    • Robbies new venture - “Up Your Catch” fishing courses
    • And HEAPS more!

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    TALL TAILS!

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    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

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep.11 | Craig "Noddy" Radford | Dhufish on Fly, Trigg Point Tripod Fishing & BIG Spanish Mackerel
    Jun 1 2025

    Welcome to The Rodcast! — the unfiltered, salt-crusted fishing podcast based out of The Wild West of Australia

    In this episode we’re joined by Craig Radford a.k.a, Noddy.

    Noddy is somewhat of a fishing encyclopedia which he shows in this Episode of The Rodcast. He is mainly known for cracking the code of Dhufish on Fly gear, but has a wealth of knowledge using conventional tackle that he gained from spending time around some incredible mentors such as Hal Harvey, Ron Pearson, Mike Roennfeldt, Ross Cusack & Ron Johnson just to name a few….

    In this Episode Lecca, Rothy talk to Craig "Noddy" Radford about…

    • Noddy’s early fishing mentors
    • Tripod fishing at the Trigg Point Blue Hole for Tailor, Salmon, Snapper and spotting Mulloway in the surf.
    • Making home made wooden lures out of Mum’s broom sticks
    • Early Trips to Steep Point with Hal Harvey & co at 17 years old
    • Working at Mike Roennfeldt’s tackle store - “The Tackle Box”
    • Pioneering Dhufish on fly fishing gear with his son, Adam, using sinking fly lines.
    • Yellowfin Tuna off Carnarvon
    • Fishing Photography
    • Catching a 39.5kg Spanish Mackerel that ended up on the cover of Western Angler + a piece of golden advice for Fishos wanting to increase their chances of catching a massive Mackie…

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    TALL TAILS!

    No filters. No fluff. Just fishing, good banter, and real stories from the people who’ve lived them.

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    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

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Ep.10 | Alex Dodds & Brodie Paino | Surviving a Great White Shark Attack
    May 25 2025

    Welcome to The Rodcast! — the unfiltered, salt-crusted fishing podcast based out of The Wild West of Australia

    In this episode we’re joined by best mates Alex Dodds & Brodie Paino, who lived every Waterman’s worst nightmare when a Spearfishing session was interrupted by a Great White Shark Attack that nearly cost Alex his leg.

    We run through the whole ordeal start to finish - This is a Tall Tail that is sure to leave your jaw on the floor!

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    TALL TAILS!

    No filters. No fluff. Just fishing, good banter, and real stories from the people who’ve lived them.

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    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

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Ep.09 | Tim Barlow | Pilbara Barra, Swan River Bull Sharks & Inshore Snapper Theories
    May 21 2025

    Welcome to The Rodcast! — the unfiltered, salt-crusted fishing podcast based out of The Wild West of Australia

    In this episode we’re joined by a genuine mad man, Tim Barlow!

    Tim is a former Soldier, Commercial Skipper and Fishing guide. He is also the former owner of Tim’s Tackle Plus in Guildford, before he was forced to close the doors due to hardship brought on during the Pandemic. While running the tackle shop, Tim wrote a weekly fishing report help Rothy and many others find their way into fishing success.

    In this episode we talk about

    • Tim’s incredibly detailed fishing reports
    • His introduction to Fishing in Perth’s Swan River
    • Record Cobia from Dampier Peninsula
    • Karratha Barra
    • Tim’s pet Barra affectionately named “Boof”
    • The old Dampier & Jurien shacks
    • Tim’s theory on Perth’s Metro Inshore Snapper movements.
    • The amount of Bull Sharks in the Swan River
    • AND MUCH MORE!

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    TALL TAILS!

    No filters. No fluff. Just fishing, good banter, and real stories from the people who’ve lived them.

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    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

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Ep.08 | Tim Farnell | Mulloway Methods, Jumbo Tailor & A Career in Fishing
    May 11 2025

    Welcome to The Rodcast! — the unfiltered, salt-crusted fishing podcast based out of The Wild West of Australia

    In this episode we’re joined by a Stalwart of the West Australian fishing community, Tim Farnell

    Tim grew up in Perth, WA Fishing the local beaches, marinas & the Swan River and has now fished all over the state. He has a real passion for surf fishing for Mulloway & big Tailor on lures.

    Tims love for fishing saw him become a commercial Cray Fisherman straight out of school. He is still in the fishing industry today, but now in Tackle wholesale with Red Mullet Distribution, who are the distributors for Daiwa, Vexed, Assassin Rods, CID Lures & Black Magic just to name a few.

    In this episode we talk about

    • Tims first job as a Cray Fisherman straight out of school.
    • How he got started with recreational fishing
    • Discovering Mulloway fishing and some GOLDEN TIPS for aspiring Mulloway hunters.
    • Collecting a full set of Western Angler magazines
    • Chasing Jumbo Tailor at Dirk Hartog Island and Tim smashing his personal record with a recent capture of a 94cm Tailor on a lure from the Mid-West coast
    • Wood-duck moments on the beach and in the Swan River
    • Vexed & working with Paul Willis at Red Mullet Distribution
    • The advantage of using Assassin low mount surf rods and the bionic figure system
    • Bizarre boat snacks

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    TALL TAILS!

    No filters. No fluff. Just fishing, good banter, and real stories from the people who’ve lived them.

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    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

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep.07 | Curtis Waterman & Mick Parker | From Bream to Billfish
    May 4 2025

    In this episode, we’re joined by two young guns of the WA fishing scene — Curtis Waterman and Michael Parker

    Curt is the Marketing Manager at WA's own household lure company, Halco Tackle, and gets to see & fish plenty of different ares as part of his Job. He recently took out Champion Angler at the 2025 Abrolhos Islands Game Fishing Tournament, writes for Western Angler & is a regular speaker at The Perth Boat Show & 4WD Adventure Show every year.

    Mick grew up chasing Barra up in Broome with his old man’s charter biz, then moved to Perth where he swapped Barra for Bream in the Swan River. He’s now a Marlin addict, keen spear-fisherman and last year’s Champion Angler at the WA Open in Jurien Bay.

    In this episode, we flap our gums about:

    • Chasing metro Marlin in the Perth Trench and learning the ropes with Billfish
    • Why switching up your style keeps fishing fun
    • Life behind the scenes at Halco Tackle
    • Fishing trips to Florida and the USA
    • Mick’s Barra-soaked childhood and his shift to southern waters
    • The origin story of Curt & Mick’s fishing bromance
    • Next-Gen Fishing
    • Curt getting outdone on a Mulloway by his cousin, & Lecca's former West Coast Eagles team mate, Jake Waterman
    • Boat collisions while chasing Mulloway in the Swan
    • Mick’s first run-in with a Swordfish and a half-sunk boat with the Send & Bend crew

    Plenty of chaos, banter, and a few Tall Tails in the mix. Let’s get stuck in!

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    TALL TAILS!

    No filters. No fluff. Just fishing, good banter, and real stories from the people who’ve lived them.

    DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RODCAST!

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    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

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    1 hr and 14 mins