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May 11, 2025 64 mins

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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