🎣 COD TALES PODCAST 🎙️

2025 RECAP • CHRISTMAS • RIVERS • PBs • WHAT’S NEXT

This one’s a proper sit-down yarn.

No rush. No egos. Just looking back on a year that gave us everything — the highs, the heartbreaks, the quiet nights, and the moments that make it all worth it.

🔥 2025 wasn’t just about fish numbers

It was about time on the water, time with mates, learning rivers properly, and earning every bite.

💥 Big moments this year

• Metre-plus cod

• Surface eats that still live rent-free in our heads

• Watching mates land PBs they’ve chased for years

🎯 Azz’s year

PB trout. PB barra. Two different fisheries. Two massive achievements. Proof that the grind pays off.

🌊 Cod opening & river reality

Not a smash fest — but honest fishing.

Early surface windows. Weedless surface becoming essential. Slower presentations winning. Timber, edges, and patience holding fish.

Some nights it’s one bite… and that one bite is everything.

🚤 Dane & the new boat

He’s closer than ever — and when it happens, Cod Tales levels up. New water. Bigger trips. More chaos.

🧠 Mental health & the Cod Tales community

What started as mates talking fishing turned into something bigger.

Real conversations. Lure auctions. Fishing as therapy.

If this pod helped one bloke through a rough patch — that’s the win.

🎄 Christmas check-in

This time of year isn’t easy for everyone.

Check in on your mates. Slow down. Get outside. Wet a line. Speak up if you need to.

🔮 Looking to 2026

✔️ Bigger guests

✔️ More river breakdowns

✔️ More technique talk

✔️ More mental health initiatives

✔️ More trips

✔️ More honesty

To everyone who listened, shared, messaged and supported — thank you.

From all of us at Cod Tales: Merry Christmas, stay safe into the New Year…

🎣 One more cast is never just one more cast.

We’ll see you in 2026. Tight lines, legends.

#CodTalesPodcast #MurrayCod #RiverLife #FishingYarns #MentalHealthMatters #SurfaceEats #PBSeason #AussieFishing

What an absolute belter of a cod opening week! The crew clocked up 25+ hours on the water, pushing sunrises, late nights, and everything in between – and it all paid off in style.

We kicked things off with a thumping 107cm cod to officially welcome in the season, and by the end of the week we’d landed over 65 fish. Some on surface, some subsurface… but one thing stood out more than anything else:

👉 Weedless surface is taking over river cod fishing.

The way these lures let you punch deep into the willows, skip across snag piles, slide through the skinny water, and draw those explosive eats… it’s changing the game. And this week proved it in a big way. We break down:

• Why weedless surface lures are becoming the new must-have tool for river systems

• How adapting your presentation around timber, current seams and shadow lines can double your chances

• The mistakes we’ve made, the wins we’ve had, and what we’re doing differently now

• A few wild moments (and near-misses) from the week that you’ll hear about in the episode 😅

We also chat about the big plans coming for Cod Tales in 2026 — new projects, new adventures, and some seriously exciting stuff we’ve been working on behind the scenes.

If you love cod fishing, big surface hits, long hours on the water, and a few laughs in between… this is one episode you won’t want to miss.

Tune in, settle in, and let’s relive one of the best opening weeks we’ve ever had. 🎧🔥

#CodTalesPodcast #CodOpeningWeek #MurrayCod #SurfaceCarnage #WeedlessSurface #RiverCod #FishingLife

🎣 NEW EPISODE DROP – Grant from Colourshift Customs! 🎨🔥

Buckle up lads… this one is packed with proper fish-catching wisdom.

We sat down with Grant from Colourshift Customs, the detail-obsessed mastermind behind some of the cleanest paint jobs and custom jigs getting around.

In this episode we chat about:

🎨 Lure colour selection and why it changes with depth + dirty water

⚡ How UV helps turn follows into eats

🪝 What makes the perfect jighead

🐟 Grant jumping on a couple river runs with Aaron… and somehow landing a TROPHY fish both times 😳

🎣 The gear he’s developed – jigheads, football jigs, chatterbaits, swimbaits – and how he can paint ANY lure exactly how you want it

If you love your cod fishing, custom gear, or just want to learn how to get more bites… this is one you won’t wanna miss.

New Episode!!! Maraboon magic🙌🏼

Strap in legends, because this week we welcome back the great (Wisey) for one of our biggest, loosest, and most action-packed episodes yet.

We jump straight into our trip of a lifetime to Lake Maraboon a mission that threw everything at us: long days, late nights, mental battles, and those heart-stopping moments where time literally slows down. But it paid off in a way we’ll be talking about for years.

Azz managed to crack not one but two absolute unicorns 130cm and 124cm in a dam known for making you work hard for every bite. Wisey wasn’t far behind, sticking a 119.5cm donkey on a fly he tied himself, which honestly might be one of the coolest captures we’ve ever talked about on the podcast.

Add in 180+ redclaw that turned into a mega feed, the local pub getting a visit… then a revisit… then maybe one more for good measure… and you’ve got the recipe for a proper CodTales adventure.

But it doesn’t stop there.

We go deep on the Livescope vs No-Scope conversation, the good, the bad, the advantages, the arguments, and why it’s become such a hot topic in the fishing world right now. Expect honesty, laughs, and plenty of back-and-forth.

We also get into Dane’s little “detour to Orange that turned into shit creek, not Spring Creek” 🤣, talk teams fishing events, and break down everything happening around the upcoming State Teams of Origin, where bragging rights are on the line and the banter will be next-level.

Big fish, big feeds, big lessons, and even bigger laughs,this episode has absolutely everything.

Grab a beer, chuck it on, and enjoy another chaotic chapter of CodTales 🎣🤙

#TeamsFishingAustralia #FishingLife #FishingPodcast #AussieFishing #yellowbelly #freshwaterfishing #CodtalesPodcast #mentalhealthmatters #ThankYouLegends #bantertherapy #TransducerWizards #barra #barras

🎣 Episode 54 is live!

We’re at Teams Fishing Australia this week, chatting with the Black Pearl Fishing boys – Mitch and Lachie! 🐟

Plenty of good yarns in this one as we dive into tournament fishing, chasing redfin, and landing some solid callop.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a Cod Tales episode without a few laughs…

Barry gets up to a bit of mischief at the campsite, and somehow we end up hunting for a ladybug 🐞😂

Tune in for a good dose of fishing tales, banter, and campfire chaos.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods!

#CodTalesPodcast #TeamsFishingAustralia #BlackPearlFishing #FishingLife #AussieFishing #Callop #Redfin #FishingPodcast

New Episode Out Now!!– with Steve “Boothy” Booth!

This week we sit down with one of the true legends of the Aussie fishing scene, and a great mate of ours – Steve Booth. Most people know him as Boothy, and chances are if you’ve ever picked up a fishing mag, watched a show, or been at a comp, you’ve come across his work. He’s been involved with AFN, Fishing Monthly, Wilson Fishing, and OzFish, just to name a few.

We cover a heap in this episode:

• How fishing in Australia has changed and evolved over the years

• The importance of fish habitat and giving back to the waterways

• What really fuels the passion for fishing – beyond just catching fish

• Big topics like Murray cod, barra, and everything in between

• From the competitive world of tournaments to the laid-back joy of rec fishing

What makes this yarn even better is that it’s not just about the technical stuff – it’s about the friendships, the culture, and the stories that keep us all coming back to the water. Boothy’s been around the traps long enough to have seen it all, and he shares it with the same honesty and humour that make him one of the most respected blokes in the industry.

It’s a great chat with an even better mate, and one you don’t want to miss.

Grab a beer, kick back, and have a listen, you’ll be nodding along, laughing, and probably planning your next trip by the end of it. #murraycod #FishingPodcast #CodtalesPodcast #freshwaterfishing #stories #tournamentfishing #FishingAustralia #fishing #mentalhealthawareness #fish #ozfish

NEW CODTALES EPISODE –chatty with little Kek and Mitch cone on bass world championships

Righto crew, strap in because this week’s episode is a proper rollercoaster of fishing yarns, banter, and a few questionable life choices:

🔥 Should rivers stay open during cod season? We throw some spicy opinions around and give you tips on how to chase yellas without accidentally giving a cod a free piercing.

Fish behaviour 101: Learn how to read fish so you’re not accidentally pulling a big green off the nest and ending up on the DPI naughty list.

NSW Trout Cod Action Plan: The government’s rolled out a 10-year plan to get these little battlers back – we break it down in plain English (and probably offend someone in the process).

Teams Fishing – Burrinjuck Round: Camp chaos, questionable hygiene, and some proper fishing highs and lows.

Lockie Mac’s diss track: Yep, the line “got your b***h on her back like this that” gets a run. You’ve been warned.

A-scope vs Transducer Ping: Az reckons it’s witchcraft, the rest of us reckon it’s a game-changer – you decide.

Special Guest: mitchellcone_anglingaustralia is back! Fresh off bringing home 3rd place in the Bass World Championships for Team Australia – bloke’s basically a fishing weapon.

If you love fishing, swearing, and laughing at other people’s pain – this one’s for you.

#Codtales #FishingPodcast #MurrayCod #Yellowbelly #Burrinjuck #BassWorldChampionship #FishingLife #TransducerWizards #LockieMacBars #mentalhealthmatters #bantertherapy #murraycod #bass #ThankYouLegends #TeamsFishingAustralia

Central Oregon – yarns, fish and sore heads ✅

🏆 Aussie Bass Classic – rained so much we nearly needed flippers. Sunday was canned ‘cause the ramp was under water 🌊

Mate v Mate showdown – Dane vs his leader (leader won 🤦‍♂️), Gordo’s camp shenanigans, camp walk, live tunes, fish simulator and Az… riding a bull. Yep. A bull. 🐂😂

🎣 Teams Fishing – Mulwala – Prefish curse? ✅ Gastro outbreak? ✅ Nick on vomit clean-up? ✅ Sunday bomb out? ✅ Weather from hell? ✅

Spro & Wisey saving us with a bed and a beer? ✅ Legends 🍻

✈️ Aussie Team hits South Africa – Big fish, big nights, big yarns. (Some of which probably shouldn’t be repeated…)

🎯 Next up – Teams Fishing Burrinjuck!

Surely this is the one we finally don’t completely stuff up… right?