I thought this may be of interest to some of you. This article was written in 1999 and chronicles the introduction of a few South African techniques to West Australian fishing during a trip to West Oz by Barry Rebeck. They got some good fish too!
http://www.westernangler.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=52
http://www.westernangler.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=52