From First Fish To Giant Tuna: Starlo's Tuesday Chats Part 1

[@ThePayneFactor]

Steve, you could read the back of a shampoo bottle to us and make it interesting, insightful, and helpful. Anything you have to share is greatly appreciated. Can’t wait to see what other gems you have to share 💪

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers! I'm really glad you're enjoying the chat.

[@glennpage5507]

Awesome stuff Steve . Loved the yarn and your history. 👍🏻

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers! More to come, for sure!

[@MickeyKnox-y6g]

Awesome Starlo, long time fan.. love the channel and the Tuesday chat. Started it this morning and decided to wait until this arvo to also enjoy a cold one while watching.. Cheers 🍻

[@StarloGetsReel]

@@MickeyKnox-y6g awesome! Cheers. 🍺

[@petermiller9115]

G'day, Steve, that was really entertaining. Thankyou . I remember going up to the Eden area in my teens staying at the OLD Shadrachs Creek caravan park in the late 1960s with a mate whose grandparents owned the property. I vaguely remember seeing blokes on a wharf ( either Eden or Tathra) at night fishing for sharks using big drum reels pegged down like life savers used to use for rescues. Lots of good memories of a bygone era. Cheers, Pete

[@StarloGetsReel]

Yes, the “Shark Men of Tathra” caught some genuine monsters. A fascinating bit of history.

[@ynots0625]

Thanks Starlo, like these a lot. Maybe an episode on Rexy and Bushy and the whole tv side of things but guessing that will be in part two, but an in-depth debrief would be splendid. Thanks again

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks, I'll see what I can do! 👍 It'll be somewhere in there, for sure!

[@robpye5253]

Missed part 1 yesterday (I was out fishingh all day!) so caught up today (Wednesday). Great story, would love to hear more of your journey so please keep it up! And you replied to every comment....impressive! About 30+ years ago I would religiously buy a weekly instalment of fishing articles that featured you, Rex (kissed his fish) and others.Bought the entire 30 or 40 set. Had to give the sport up due to family and work commitments, but now that I'm retired, I'm back with a vengance! You are one of the main reasons I love this sport. Your easy, conversational style is still the same as then. More please!

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thank you so much for that. It's great to hear you're back in the game, too! 👍

[@johnm6720]

Love it Starlo

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thank you!

[@mikewesty2864]

Once again fantastic content Starlo! Definitely keen for more to come 👍🏼

[@StarloGetsReel]

@@mikewesty2864 glad to hear it! Thank you. 🙏

[@hunterpressurecleaning6483]

Enjoyed this story and hearing how you got into fishing. Chance cAn lead us to great adventure.

[@StarloGetsReel]

So true! 👍

[@jordythebassist]

Wow Steve, you've got an impressive memory to recall all those little details from your early days of fishing! Thoroughly enjoyed this and as someone who creates youtube content and wrote for a magazine - I'm really looking forward to your tips!

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers mate! 👍

[@deanwatt]

Haha how many people have been hooked on fishing for life by catching redfin! Great little segment and looking forward to the next one!

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers! 👍

[@tasteless_5915]

Loved the video starlo

[@StarloGetsReel]

@@tasteless_5915 thanks for that. 👍👍

[@Cootaberri]

Great stuff. Had a lump in my throat when you mentioned Ron's letter. What a feeling that would have been!

[@StarloGetsReel]

Yeah, that was a big moment for sure! Thanks for watching. 👍

[@kennethgordon7885]

Great content! Looking forward to next Tuesday now. I would love to hear about some of the icons and characters you must have met, and still meet. Another idea is to tell some tales of mishaps, misadventures and failures. It might be too focused, but I'm always keen for fly fishing content too. Thanks for all your amazing content. Cheers.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Awesome! Some great suggestions there, too!

[@02bigkev]

I hope you continue with the Tuesday chat. that was very interesting ti listen to.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks! I reckon I will. 👍

[@70hammo]

Love it. Keep doing it mate.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Will do! 👍

[@JasonSeymour-zu6lt]

Wow awesome story, loved it, can’t wait for the next one 🎣

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers mate, more to come for sure! 👍

[@ronabdilla5306]

As fishermen we all love a good fishing story. Our 4 grandsons like hearing poppies old fishing and camping stories.👍 Keep ‘em coming.🤩

[@StarloGetsReel]

Glad you're enjoying them! 👍

[@ronabdilla5306]

@ Ron Calcutt is responsible for our family going to hat head for around 30 years now after he put that video out catching Spaniards of the rocks @ the Hat.🤩

[@georgetitchmarsh4606]

Well done mate very interesting.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks for watching! 👍

[@scottcopus8285]

I am watching you since I was a young fella

[@StarloGetsReel]

👍 Thank you.

[@richardb9017]

Wow ! What a story. Thanks a Tonne Starlo. With family roots in Bourke from the late 1800's to plenty of visits to Condo and LT's being our greatest catches off the rocks, we can truly relate to your awesome story. Can't wait for the next instalment. We love you man ! What a great bloke you are 😎👊💪🍺🍺🍺

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers! It's great to hear you're enjoying the Tuesday Chats, mate!

[@crezzventure1768]

Mate, keep em coming! Just like Ron being your idol when you were younger, I’m sure you don’t realise, but you are the idol of so many youngsters throughout the late 80s through the 90s into the 00s . I, along with so many other Australian fishos my age, would love to hear your story. Right from the beginning. I to use to write for a mag for a few years and use to base my projection of self on your style of writing. Please , continue your story’s on Tuesdays.

[@bobclark4994]

Thanx for the stories Steve. Its a wonder that we didnt cross paths years ago. I used to camp/fish/dive on the north side of JB. Had lots of fun with the Navy when they would try to chuck me out so they could have bombing practice!

[@StarloGetsReel]

Yes, we got chased off a few times, too! 👍

[@Cootaberri]

I'll try my best to find that scotch so I can have one with you while watching the next Tuesday chat. You're a legend Steve that never let your ego take over your presentation throughout the years. Makes me smile thinking about the number of young kids watching your channel, particularly your grass roots stuff like catching mullet. This is precisely where you learn fishing "instinct " from.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks so much, mate! That means the world to me. I'm so glad you're enjoying the content, too.

[@gavinaquino3765]

continue with your story even throughput the rexy days

[@StarloGetsReel]

@@gavinaquino3765 for sure.

[@gavinaquino3765]

@@StarloGetsReel looking forward mate

[@peterhipwell4632]

Thanks Steve my first fish was a reddie when I was 18 me and my used to fish under the Echuca wharf and catch our breakfast and ride our bikes back to his place and cook reddies for breakfast I remember the carp plague well we used to shoot them and some of them were nearly a meter long - in 1984 my old mate had one on 50lb line in the Campaspe and he nearly had a heart attack I had yo take over he had battled it for 20 minutes till i arrived Love the idea

[@StarloGetsReel]

Sounds like some great memories there! 👍

[@scottcopus8285]

Love your videos, starlo keep the videos coming today I like your stories thanks for being out there I love your fishing shows Scotto

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thank you! 👍👍👍

[@markpedersenhedgie5620]

Awesome, great video

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks for watching!

[@grahamjones504]

Fantastic Steve, looking forward to more episodes.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers, there's more to come for sure!

[@Loizidesfishingandoutdoors]

Omg i have that book and I never realised it was yours

[@StarloGetsReel]

👍

[@michaelpaul5498]

Hi Steve. I do like the chat/yarn format and hearing about your journey was fascinating. Looking forward to hearing more about the huge tuna. Could you consider telling us about your association with Fisheries NSW, and what projects you have been a part of over the years. Kind regards MP

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thank you! Will do!

[@anthonycox1870]

Great video champion, looking forward to more, would love to hear about your work with Shimano, and developing soft plastics for them, with bushy, and how that partnership started, great work Starlo,

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks for watching! There’s definitely more to come for sure. 👍

[@matthewharrison4605]

Keep them coming Starlo. You're a great story teller.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers mate, glad you enjoy the stories!

[@paultaylor9837]

" This is awesome ! I've been following you, Starlo for years and years, your articles have always been engaging and insightful. This video captures the passion and knowledge you share. Keep up the amazing work, mate!"

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers! Great to hear you're enjoying the Tuesday Chats. More to come, for sure!

[@marionprovan3938]

I had all your fresh water fishing magazines loved them all

[@boomer_bob6493]

Like you Steve I caught my first fish at a young age, I was 4 and caught a little luderick on a line wrapped around a coke bottle, as many of us did back then. Simpler times, and like you I have been hooked on fishing ever since. I'm now turning 61and still now and then like to just grab a tub of worms or bits of bread and a hand line and sit on the bank of a river or lake to wet a line and reminisce.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Sounds like you’ve had a great fishing life!, too Can't beat getting back to basics occasionally, I reckon.

[@robhunter7236]

To think that your Fishing addiction started not 70km from where I now sit is mind boggling. My first fish (a baby Squire) fell to a Cork Hand Caster and Prawn off a jetty in Swansea NSW. My first lure was a Silver Wonder Wobbler. My Grandads Bream Rod was not the ideal delivery tool but I got a lot of Tailor using that before the inevitable snip off (who knew you had to check your leader?). Closed face reels, are the reel designed by someone who hates Anglers 🤣. I swear I'd rather use the Cork Hand Line😛 Well that chat gave me some nostalgic pangs and smiles. Totally entertaining.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks so much! Tight Lines.

[@LunaRendezvous]

Cheers Steve, try a 10 year old Glengoyne it's a very friendly malt.

[@StarloGetsReel]

@@LunaRendezvous 👍

[@justinadams5159]

Wow, how could you not like that journey of a fisherman and writer story, brilliant. Loved the Tathra bit about the man and woman giving you a bit of a lesson. I.e. there’s a bit more to fishing than catching Slimies and Yakkas off wharves. Ha, ha. Just to let you know, I did a picture, art, of Tathra Wharf with two Giraffes walking on the wharf. A fantasy. Hope alls well with you Starlo.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Good stuff! Thanks for that great feedback, too.

[@paulfrost5160]

Love the Tuesday chat. Well done Starlo. 👌

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks mate! More to come, for sure!

[@ronmb81]

Definitely loved this segment! Good to take a break from fishing videos and talk simply about fishing 👍🏼 Great insight on your back story and the envy of many anglers like myself.. you really are living the dream!

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers mate! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@garyjagoe9541]

Steve. My first fish was a small salmon off the San Remo jetties in Victoria.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Nice!

[@outandaboutinoz]

I love the yarns 😊

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks! Plenty to come.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

That was great, Steve. It certainly makes one think of their own life. What's the big old multi-storey wooden factory thing just this side of Bourke. I guessed an abbatoir, but I couldn't find any information about it.

[@StarloGetsReel]

@@redtobertshateshandles cheers. Yes, I’d say you’re right. Used to be a big abbatoir out there. I haven’t been back in years. Must pay another visit one day. Some good memories…

[@keithprinn720]

as a teenager caught a blackfish on a Celta in Lake Illawarra. gave a tailor to an angler at Windang beach who caught a massive 60 lb jewie. too. Watching further fished with a neighbour over fifty years later than you said still relying on those big Mitchell's. I bought an ABU 10000C as a bank johnnie cost me three weeks pay still have it.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Good stuff! Yes, top shelf gear was very expensive in “real” terms back in the day!

[@benjaminadams3299]

Thankyou Steve !!! Absolutely love the history ...

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks!

[@PeachyFlyFishing]

Nice one Steve! Story telling is such a key factor in fishing media, and you do it so very well! :)

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks mate! Appreciate that!

[@timeandattendancesolutions]

Keep them coming, Starlo! I can imagine how awestruck you would have been when that couple at Tathra turned 100 grams of yakka into 24 kilos of longtail.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Absolutely! It was a real eye opener!

[@danielreale1]

Thanks Starlo. Really enjoyed hearing your story. I had this on in the background whilst working from home and it finished too soon. I was hooked. Looking forward to next week mate! Hope this series does well for ya

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks so much. It seems to be well received by those who are watching or listening. 👍

[@matthomas6575]

I’ve got that fishing book and I’ve got another fishing book my dad gave me from the sixties

[@matthomas6575]

Bream pics from the sixties are insane

[@StarloGetsReel]

Nice. 👍

[@davidadams9354]

Just loved it, I can remember all those old things you mentioned, thanks for your teaching and discussions.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks, it's great to hear you enjoyed it!

[@peterlee440]

I take it was Roger that pushed you to get started. I used to work and fish with him. He showed me a lot of those old photos. Hope he’s well.

[@StarloGetsReel]

He's going great and seems to be loving life in the US!

[@peterlee440]

@ wow he’s still there. I was working on boats with him when he left. Good to hear.

[@TheFlattyhole]

Loved the Tuesday chat. I actually have one of your old books published back in 1988. It’s called the fisherman’s handbook. My uncle was a Rex hunt fan back in the day

[@StarloGetsReel]

@TheFlattyhole glad you liked it! More coming…

[@alexilles4994]

What a fascinating story Steve. Loved it. Little do you know but l’ve been following your career from afar for many years. I think the first time l saw you on video was when you were fishing for yellowfin tuna of Montague lsland all those years ago. If my memory serves me well l think it was called ‘ going for gold.’ Anyway it’s great to know more about your story and how you’ve evolved over the years. Admire your work and enjoy your no fuss presentation. Look forward to part 2 and learning more how you arrived to where you are today

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks so much for those kind words! Where are you following from?

[@alexilles4994]

I’ve been a Melbournian my whole life. Love all forms of fishing from trout to whiting/snapper to marlin. Having said that l enjoy walking a sand flat flicking lures or SP getting my feet wet the most. I guess it’s the simplicity and peace that attract me to that form of fishing

[@StarloGetsReel]

@ 👍

[@aussiefishing4wdadventures370]

Really enjoyed that, looking forward to the next episode.👍

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks for watching! There's more to come for sure.

[@huntinfishin7214]

Keep em coming Starlo been reading your articles and watching you for years and hope to for years to come love ya work.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks so much, I’m glad you’re enjoying the chats!

[@robseymour7433]

I really enjoyed this Starlo! Thanks for sharing. Rob.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks, Rob! So glad you enjoyed it. 👍 Thank you for your wonderful support, too.

[@craigglanville9946]

Awesome video Steve, loved hearing about your story.

[@StarloGetsReel]

Thanks! I appreciate you tuning in.

[@deanoconor5369]

Great vid Starlo, something a bit different from you, looking forward to the next one

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers, mate! More to come, for sure!

[@travisgorman517]

Great video mate on your fishing experience

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers, appreciate that.

[@travisgorman517]

Will have to tell you one of my fishing stories one day to mate

[@ophirpete]

Cheers mate

[@StarloGetsReel]

Tight Lines!

[@mattk9089]

I enjoyed the chat, and had an Irish whiskey as I watched too ...

[@StarloGetsReel]

👍 Good to hear!

[@glentaylor4867]

Have you ever been back to gum bend might get a cod or yellow belly

[@StarloGetsReel]

I haven’t! I’d love to one day.

[@scottwestbury8269]

Enjoyed your story Starlo , as I do all your KZbin’s & posts. I still have my copy of your 1985 hardback book sitting downstairs in my fishing cave. Living in Tuross as well, I love seeing your episodes featuring our local areas, it has helped me & my son catch Drummer off the rocks, Blackfish by the marine rescue jetty, snapper offshore , amongst others… thanks ! Also where did you get the cool fish shirt ? Cheers Scott

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers mate! I'm glad you're enjoying the content. 👍 Great shirt, eh? Jo gave it to me for Christmas. It’s a Yiume brand.

[@Kearnesy]

Loved the video cant wait for Tuesday chats

[@StarloGetsReel]

Cheers! It's great to hear you're enjoying them, too!

[@roosterfisher]

Great stuff mate. I'm of your vintage and remember the old mags. Wish I still had them. Do you remember Anglers Digest magazine.

[@StarloGetsReel]

@@roosterfisher I do! 👍

[@tasteless_5915]

Would love to see a summer luderick video mate

[@StarloGetsReel]

@@tasteless_5915 sounds good! 👍

[@ianmoone2359]

Yep, I’d listen to your Tuesday chats Steve. You have had & are still having a stellar fishing career, with fans from one end of this brown land to the other. Our kids remember your past visits very fondly & they are now grown & with kids of their own, who are all keen fishos, so life definitely moves along at a seemingly ever increasing pace as we get to the sunset years ourselves. And haven’t all the goal posts shifted - with paper fishing magazines & even books pretty much a thing of a bygone era And hasn’t new technology impacted every aspect of the fishing game as well & not always for the better IMHO. What do you see of the future for fishing journalism / content creation? The introduction of AI & Quantum computing could obliterate what we understand to be fishing journalism & content creation, I’m suspecting. Pretty much anyone can ask Siri to get AI & Quantum Computing to create a fishing story or KZbin vid that’s believable - from images or video out their floating around in the I Cloud & publish it as their own and derive KZbin revenues from it if they have a monetised channel. Every man & his dog pretty much has a 4WD & tinny, drone and KZbin channel & films their missus butt in a thong bikini & publishes it on KZbin and becomes a “influencer”, in say 6 months, with 100k followers & is seemingly travelling and living on product sponsorships and KZbin revenues. Digital everything means no film cameras & sending your roll of negatives off to Kodak to print & wait to get them back to send off an article to a publisher / editor of a fishing magazine & wait months to hear if it’s been accepted or not & even longer for it to be published. So to my question, since you (& I) have witnessed all these myriad of changes within our lifetimes, - where do you see the future of fishing journalism in say the next 50 years the way this world is changing & at such a great rate of change?

[@StarloGetsReel]

Those are all great questions! Like you, I've definitely witnessed a lot of changes. I’ll be talking about some of that stuff in coming episodes, for sure.

[@ianmoone2359]

@ Looking forward to it. I flick your links on to my boys Kelvin & Daniel to stay in touch with your latest antics for old times sakes. One of these days (if / when I ever get free of this lunatic asylum), I might even wet a line again myself again some time after a decade & a half hiatus. Strangely, I don’t actually miss it yet, where once it was an all consuming passion. I’m a lot less passionate about much of anything these days, I think age caught up with me rather unexpectedly. Maybe you should tell some stories about Max Garth for old times sake.🤷‍♂️ Reckon you’ll ever get back here to the West again or have you seen it all & done it all over here already?

[@StarloGetsReel]

@@ianmoone2359 ahhh yes, a few Max yarns would go well! I'm sure I'll get back to the West (hope so, anyway). Love Exmouth!

[@ianmoone2359]

@ Yes Exmouth & Shark Bay are my 2 favourite spots.

[@grantthomas1818]

Part 1...1 hour ago...??? Thought we'd seen this before... Next you talk about being away from home...costing you your 1st marriage...then meeting Jo...

[@StarloGetsReel]

I dare say I've told the story before in other places, but this one was shot three or four days ago and uploaded today. It's part of a new series. Apologies if you've heard or seen bits of it before, but a lot of people haven't. You might want to skip the next couple of episodes. ;)

[@markrubie8075]

Loved your stories in fishing world and love ur stories now. What a great and easy chat u are. What a life long journey us fishos are blessed to enjoy. Thanks for sharing your remarkable piscatorial history with us mate. Cheers

[@StarloGetsReel]

@@markrubie8075 thanks for your kind words. 🙏