Its all about rock hopping to glory on the Tinny this week, with landbased expert 'Blue' joining the boys for an A-Z of fishing from the shore.

With the Build Up now officially here, it's time to get out and do the business. So catch the fish, take the photo, send it in and get a good PR person. Because you're gonna be famous!

This week's Tinny reeked of fishing clout, with a never before attempted 4 fisho conversation, and by-god it worked. Tracy from the chicken shop hailed it "the best 2 hours of pre dawn fishing radio in Darwin".

Try as you may, nothing can get in the way of who you really are.

This week on the Tinny the boys explored the contentious issue of music aboard the boat. And it got a little heated. Meanwhile the billabongs are a good option, as are harbour arms this weekend.

You can catch barra on neap tides. There it is, in print, on record. All you have to do, according to our experts, is to just keep quiet on the water.

The Tales from the Tinny Boys moved into their new studios this week, complete with a live webcam broadcasting them to the world. But with "faces for radio" they decided to dress in full blown Barramundi suits. But was Rob actually nude under that studio desk? <!-- PodNova/48a6a3d94b1929f8713f6390c4b38272 -->

'Getting Smoked' is a fully fledged term in a fisherman's vocabulary. However, can fishing reels actually smoke under enough pressure? Click here and find out.

Tom Kontis joined Tim and Rob in the studio this week for what was, in anybody's language, a dense 2 hours of fish talk. However, it doesn't take long before we start dipping into subjects beyond our qualifications and intellect. Click on to hear more.

After many hours of fierce conversation and debate we've finally come to this conclusion; a little early rain won't hurt the fishing. For all the oil on our fresh water billabongs, Shoal Bay and the ever green Darwin Harbour click on and listen in.

These are the weekends we fish for. Sure it might be stinky and uncomfortable for us, but that's just how the barra like it. So click on and listen in for all the tidal, weather and fishing tips; from the rocky headlands and tidal estuaries to the billabongs and deep blue.

The boys took the show to Cooinda this week, broadcasting from the heart of Kakadu. So give them a break, is it any surprise the podcast is late? Catch barra or race back 300km to upload the podcast....mmmmm. Anyway sorry, but we did catch fish which was desperately needed to restore Rob's self belief. And the reports from across the Kakadu billabongs, big rivers and estuaries are booming. Click on to hear for yourself.

Again the tides are crackers this weekend, building from the neaps. Bigger barra are being caught around the rocky coastal headlands and the billabongs as well. Meanwhile on the blue water, spaniards are still around out wide and the bigger goldies are starting to chew.

Andrew 'Roy' Symonds' had to choose between fishing and cricket recently. And he chose fishing.

Barra are firing in the harbour, Shady Fresh and along the coastal rockbars. Matt West joins the Tinny Boys in the studio to mull over the options this weekend, with big tides and bigger sea-breezes. Meanwhile is that the biggest barra you've ever seen.

It may have been a slightly dry fishing trip, but there's nothing like a slimy barra to whet the palate

How far has your barra travelled.

This week marked the launch of a longer, bigger and perhaps (we're not quite sure yet) better Tinny. Problem was, with tides worth wetting yourself over, good weather and reports flooding in from across the Top End hot spot, we kinda needed a three hour show to fit it all in. Listen in to hear the latest tips on where they're biting.

A fishing lure has been produced in Darwin in honour of controversial Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds.

C'mon seriously. Ten knot variable winds in the morning. Reasonable tides moving towards neaps. Early September with heat and humidity rising. do the maths fishos, do the maths. Start checking in the accrued domestic points and get out there. Read on and listen in to find out where the action's hotting up this weekend.

Everyone can feel it now. The early morning humidity, the rising sweat and stink factor. So our attention has tuned to the billabongs before they get too hot and the estuaries where big barra are starting to get peckish. This weekend is just a cracker, no matter what you fancy. The tides are nice enough and the weather is peachy.

Ever got the impression that barra don't like you? If you're asking this sort of question then you're probably making too much noise out on the water. Click here and get the latest on how to be stealthy and catch more fish. It's as simple as that.

Winds are easing and the weather has been warming so this week a lot of our attention turned to Shoal Bay. But it was also the Kakadu Billabongs, Shady Fresh and land based barra that occupied our attention this week. Read on and download for more.

It's always dangerous getting Rob Marchant on air and this week was no exception. Up on the soap box early this morning, we plumbed new depths with references to appropriate lure choices to target sewage outfall barra. And with the weather warming; Corroboree, Shoal Bay, Shady Fresh, the Daly and Darwin Harbour are all good options.

For far too long the nightly news on the telly has been dominated by pretty sunsets and panoramic vistas. But where are the silouettes of fishos at sunrise? The iconic barra leaping from the water at sundown on a picturesque lilly-lined billabong? Here's how you can help change all that.

For some, the idea of fishing conjures up memories of long hot days amongst mosquitos and mud. However, for those who've experienced a remote fishing adventure in the wilds of the Territory, different images come to mind.

It's been hailed as the windiest weekend of the year. However, if you're still keen to get out and about, then the Harbour is still a viable option.

It's with sadness that we bring you this news. This weekend could be the windiest of the year. However, there is scientific proof that Territorians are the toughest animals on earth, so pull your socks up and fish on.

The cold brings the bait schools, the bait schools bring the pelagics, the pelagics bring the fishos, and the fishos bring the camera. That's how all this works.

This weeks TinnyTube is dedicated to the bigger fish. Once again Morgan, Hamish and Wayne find themselves in remote Arnhem Land with too much time on their hands.

Is that water temperature starting to rise? Or are we kidding ourselves? Maybe .... cause it's still blowy as buggery and will be for at least another week. Either way Queenies are thick in the harbour as are most pelagics and the billabongs continue to produce the odd decent sized barra.

Something changed this week. Was it the hint of humidity and rising water temperatures, or are fishos jumping the gun again? This week the Tinny Boys try and find out how long it's going to be before we can start chasing horses again, and where to find a regulation fish in the meantime.

An election and a boat show on the same weekend. Very neap tides, but strong winds. Too many choices, too many species. Let the Tinny Boys help sort the truth from the lies.

The winds have picked up again, and temperatures are dropping. But there are still jewies to be found on this weekend's very neap tides and barra are slowly making their comeback in the harbour arms.

Finally some serious substance from the boys at the Tinny.

What happens when your mate gets a hook stuck in his wrist hundreds of kilometres from any sort of medical help? Start filming obviously.

In a harbour gone mad, one fearless team of unlikely heroes stand tall in the face of terrible tides, relentless whitecaps and the diabolical deeds of the their nasty nemesis: The Forked Tail Catfish! Tucked away in their secret base on an uncharted atoll in a remote arm of Darwin harbour, they wait. They wait for the tide to change from good to evil before stepping in.

Plenty of barra still to be fund in the harbour arms and Kakadu billabongs. But it's the Daly where most dry season barra reports are flooding in from. Meanwhile light breezes open up a good opportunity, albeit with small windows, out wide.

Every now and again its good to remind yourself that barramundi are predominantly night feeders. Sure they eat during the daylight hours, but their real chow down time is when mother nature turns the lights off.

It's not always about the fishing. Granted, it should be, it's just that sometimes as dingy armageddon threatens the Top End's entire Tinny population, as fishermen are required to get a permit to fish for the first time in history, as an election and racing carnival long weekend looms, it's easy to loose sight of where the fish are biting. But we tried.

Yep, that's right, the Tinny boys on film. And this time it's all above board. Welcome to the first official video by Tales from the Tinny. This week Morgan's sent to Corroboree with Rob Marchant....in hope of a dry season barra or two.

The election's been called and fishos are getting narky. So this week the boys had to threaten the Mackeral donga to keep them focussed on finding the fish.

Tides are heading towards the neaps, and with another rare dry season calm weekend on the way, again it's time to head out wide. This morning the Tinny Boys discuss election priorities for the recreational fishing industry and where to catch one.

Everyone needs one of these little puppies aboard because sometimes enough is enough.

Sometimes catching fish just makes you want to burst into song. Dont miss out on the must see musical event of the year.

Weekend's like this just don't happen in July according to the bureau. So with early morning variable breezes and four to five metres tidal movement, it's looking like a cracking weekend to scoot out early and take advantage of the calm in the deep blue.

It's all about Holiness this week. Pope Benedict steered the Pope Jet into the Top End for a brief stop over on his Holy way down South. Given the lack of a Darwin based Pope Mobile, we offered to show him around town in the Mullet Mobile. "Getamulletupya in nomine patris, et filli, et spiritu sancti!" he gruffly replied. Thankfully though Il Papa also promised to still troubled waters in the harbour and offshore and provide a bounty of loaves and fishes to the faithful this week. What a champion!

Deep into the dry season and everything is working just as you'd expect. The pelagics are active and the barra are slow. Although the Tinny Boys did hunt out one spot worth a go this weekend if you just can't help yourself. Meanwhile mudcrabs are running thick throughout the harbours.

Tuna on fly, Jewies at Charles, barra at Shady Fresh, Macks on the coastal foreshores and muddies abcolutely everywhere. As well as a quick lesson on flicking for Jacks out of a Canoe this morning, that just about sums up the options.

Deep water vertical jigging for big Spanish mackerel. If your doctor's advised against activities that elevate the heart rate, give this style of fishing a miss.

Be honest, sometimes it can get terribly boring when the fish aren't biting. Well, the Tales from the Tinny Merchandising Department have come to the rescue again with a range of products to help whittle away the quiet hours in between the bedlam.

No more mucking around on board, this is seriously sharp business.

Can you help us explain the confusing language of the Top End fisho? As a new comer to town it can be a bit of a struggle to get along at parties when you don't get the language. And let's be honest, not much of it makes a great deal of sense. So help us develop a repository of fisho language and their layman's interpretations.

It's July fishos, and everyone's finding it hard to accept that July means wind. This week the Tinny Boys hunt out some options to avoid the blow and still catch Tuna, Mackies or bottom dwellers. They also take a dive to the depths of some of our most popular wrecks to explore what lurks there. You'll be surprised at the size of the Trout!

It's supposed to be about fishing, but somehow the Tinny Boys found it to be all about the Red vs Blue this weekend. The NSW vs QLD Origin clash, and Ford vs Holden at the V-8's were all consuming. Fishing can consume life like that though sometimes, can't it? But with cold weather and not too much blow, the harbour and offshore pelagics will be the pick on the water this weekend.

Fish, Fish, Fish! Some say they always hit harder and longer on the bluewater at times like this, after a big long blow. But who cares why? The fact is Queenies, GT's, Tuna and Barra are starting to smash them around the coastal foreshores and off the wharves. Meanwhile the tides are great for bait fishing, jigging or trolling the deeper structure out wide.

Finally, after weeks of the blow, a window of opportunity this weekend. With beautiful tides, and the winds dying off, this is the weekend to hit the blue water and hit it hard. While the billabongs are still producing, across the coastal areas close to home it's the pelagics gorging themselves that's captured the attention of fishos.

Do Christmas tree lights really kill more people than sharks per year? Do fish sleep with their eyes open? If these are the two most burning questions in your life then you're in luck, because we have the answers...

When in doubt, get nude!

Blowy again and fishos are getting narky. So this week we thought right outside the square and brought Col Cordingly into the studio to teach us how to troll for barra at five knots with Mackeral lures. Speaking of which the macks continue their run if you can find a window in the blow to get at them and the billabongs are still fishing well for the smaller fish.

The Tinny Boys vs Kevin Rudd. Disturbing reports for fishos in the news this week, showing that just a few beers is considered a binge. The Tinny Boys took issue and just had to take it up directly with the PM this week.

Poppers. Theres no more exciting type of lure. The follow, the swirl, the explosion. Its enough to make the hairs on your neck stand up. Yet for all the electricity that poppers generate, some anglers shun them.

And no, the question was not from an innocent bystander who happened to stumble upon the show by accident, it was from a man who was co-hosting the show!

Sometimes it's just best to keep your mouth shut. That's the message Warren De With has failed to learn over his 40 odd years on earth. But his short comings makes for great radio. 4 Mile, 2 Mile and Shady fresh are just a few of the viable options away from the 25 knot harbour winds predicted for this weekend. So sit back, unpack your mind and let the Tinny boys fill the void.

Lee Point has put her hand up in the last week. With reports of Spaniards moving in and the occasional tuna school, it looks like go time for this very fishy area. On hearing this news and without hesitation we dragged Chris Hurt into the studio to give us the final word on how to catch more fish.

This week on the Tinny we took a tour of the murky harbour depths and turned up a swag of new artificial reef and wrecks and even discovered a WW11 Kittyhawk propellor hanging off the anchor chain. Meanwhile we're told the Macks are back in town and the warming weather might bring the billabongs to life.

Another one of Darwin harbour's little mysteries surfaces via a very unlikely source.

It's pretty hard going for this weeks fishing options. With predicted 25 knot winds and a fly comp on Corroboree, it looks like it's a good weekend for mowing the lawn.

Well fishos this is when our guts and our skills really get put to the test. The billabongs are cooling, and the wind's not doing us any favours there either. Meanwhile it's also preventing us from heading out wide for a fix. So do we just go out and give it a lash, or pull the rusty lawnmower out of the shed?

Although the weather is cooling some billabongs are still fishing well, as is the Finnis River and the South Alligator rock bars. The Daly is settling into its dry season trolling pattern and on the bluewater the Macks and Tuna are continuing the push inshore.

The water is colder, the rivers are dropping, conditions are changing and the fishing is following suit. With this in mind, it was time to tackle the science on this week's Tinny.

Are life's big questions hanging around you like a loyal dog? If so then lie down and let Rod Harrison fill in the blanks.

And what an absolute cracker it is.

Following the two biggest barra comps of the year, the Tinny boys learn a swag of new ways to target them this dry season, including some techniques usually reserved for Mackeral! Meanwhile much of the talk surrounds Corroboree, Shady Fresh and the top of the South. Across the Harbour, Lee and Charles Point have got lots of chins wagging too.

Just when the blue water gang rocks up ready to fight, the Barra get off the canvas, tap you on the back, and whisper "Im not done yet mate". The fresh water billabongs are on fire at the moment; Corroboree, Shady fresh and Hardies. And thankfully there seems to be plenty of fish to go around.

Getting old sucks doesnt it? Hair growing out of your ears and being forced to wear socks with thongs? Well why not let the Tinny Boys help with the latest product from the Merchandising team.

Tuna, Macks, Trevally and Queenfish all strike quicker than the teachers union and run like they've just jumped a prison fence. So why wouldn't you hang the runoff boots up? Well one good reason why not is that the Barra are still around, and it's a long time before they will be back with as much gusto.

With the Barra and blue water 'cusp' well and truly here, more and more fishos are now heading 'out wide' to get away from the crowds and mosquitoes, replacing them with drag ripping pelagics and miles of deep blue mozzie free water.

Last drinks have been called for the big runoff rivers, but the billabongs have only just opened their doors for trading. To many there is no better Territory experience than an early morning fish on Corroboree billabong, and with the water temp still in the high twenties, it should be good fishing for weeks to come on that barra filled waterway.

Nice tides this weekend, acccording to all the experts on the Tinny. Reports of jewfish throughout the harbour and out wide might have to be held at bay though with winds likely to pick up. Meanwhile, barra can be found at the South, East, Daly, Finnis, Shady (fresh and salt) and Corroboree. Get the message?

Pelagics eat anything, pull hard and are nearly always around if the conditions are right. Click here to get the East Point fishing basics.

With the dust slowly settling on what was a frantic first lap of the run off, fishos now have to take stock, take a breath and take control of the vicious, blood-crazed, home wrecking behaviour that is Top End man, aka Anglus Optimistis Insatiabalus, at this time of the year.

The winds are easing this weekend, opening up a whole raft of options. With the East queitening down and the Barra Nats underway on the Daly, the top of the South, Yellow Waters, Corroboree, the harbour reefs and wrecks and offshore are the places to be.

Time to put in some early prep time on the flooded Finniss River which, if the predictions come true, should fish right through the season this year. Tim took a trip up the top to talk technique, tackle and a