Episode 136 - Josh Carpenter, Shimano Fishing Australia - Product Manager

Episode 136 - Josh Carpenter, Shimano Fishing Australia - Product Manager

This week we are joined by Josh Carpenter, Shimano’s Australian Product Manager. Josh is a guru when it comes to all things fishing tackle and shares how his career has progressed to having what many would consider a ‘dream job.’ Josh talks to us about his own love for ‘Technical Fishing’ and gives us heaps of information about some of Shimano’s great new products. We hear how the Ultegra reel puts many of the high end features into an affordable option, chat about the new Stella servicing plan and Josh helps us to pick out a barrel tuna combo that we plan to test out on a 100kg Tuna this winter. 

We also chat about all of the news in SA fishing, lots of which centres around the ongoing Algal Bloom, which continues to create havoc across the state and is now becoming more prominent in the mainstream media:

• A shark attack last week and another Great White spotted looking unwell in the marina at Wirrina.
• The government has released an update, without really releasing any new information.
• RecFish SA looking into stocking Estuary Perch into the Valley Lake at Mt Gambier. 
• Another incident of illegal squid fishing, this time off of Black Point on Yorke Peninsula.

We also chat about the SA fishing report, the barrel tuna seem to have moved across the border into Victoria, while a couple of unusual captures in the Port River - Snotty Trevally and Nannygai. Otherwise fishing has been quiet across the state with the algal bloom and/or changing seasons contributing to this. 

Our tackle item of the week is the Yeti Rambler 36oz water bottle that Rohdey is happy to have back after losing it 5 months ago - after buying another one in the meantime!