Noob Spearo Podcast

Interview with Adam Freediver Stern Adam Freediver Stern is the Steve Irwin of freediving. His contagious enthusiasm has inspired thousands of people to discover the joy of freediving and freedive spearfishing. It was with much excitement that I got on this call with Adam and we had a great time exploring his freediving journey including his struggles overcoming the 'hard charger' mindset and dealing with the resulting issues. We also get into a heap of questions from the Noob Spearo Community and really get into equalizing issues. There is a tonne of info in the interview that smashed some of my ideas and I found this conversation sensational. Love to hear what you think about it in the comments! Adam Stern lives on the Central Coast, NSW and is an Australian 8 x Australian freediving record holder. Time Stamps 5:00 Welcome Adam to the show 9:00 What is the difference is between freediving and spearfishing? 11:00 Adam's non-romantic but quite intriguing introduction to freediving 18:00 Adam Freediver Stern age:31 19:00 Overcoming the 'Gung Ho' and reprogramming the mind 30:00 Kurt "Can you give us a rundown on what the various freediving course levels are?" 37:30 Sven "How can we level out properly when at depth without causing issues of lung squeeze etc (leveling out at depth goes against everything we are taught to do for deeper dives)?" 39:30 Jason "Fantastic, I love Adam's positivity and mindset. Maybe any questions regarding tips on how he enters a state of calmness during a dive to increase bottom time. I feel like I get caught up in the moment sometimes and get too erratic." 43:00 Discussion about Deepweek and what I think about it 45:40 Todd "Adam stern was and still is huge inspiration for it just myself, but everyone in our dive group SinkPhase. We all started out watching his YouTube videos and that's how I learned to Frenzle. Some of us are part of his Patreon. Please thank him on our behalf of us. The dive group was talking about breathe ups we learned while getting certified. We all had a slightly different breathe up. I started with a 4/1/8/1 but went to a 3/1/10/1 after my course. What breathe up does he personally think works best? We are spearing if that changes it." 52:50 Cameron "I suppose this is a pretty common question but would be interesting to hear Adams opinion: What can a beginner do to see the most improvement in their breath hold?" 56:40 Kyle "How can duck dive effectively with a gun in hand?" 58:00 Adams spearfishing life 73:00 Veterans Vault: Equalizing Masterclass The Basics. What is equalizing and why do we need to do it? How to frenzal VIDEO GUIDE by Adam Handsfree equalizing VIDEO tutorial How to fix sinus issues VIDEO guide Fixing equalizing issues VIDEO guide MRI equalizing VIDEO Most common equalizing issues and how to approach them. What to do when one ear equalizes but one doesn't. Luke asks "I've been struggling with Sinus infection past few months. What is the best way to recover from Sinus / cold symptoms to get back out diving?" Kelly "Hands free equalization. I got his course. I just can't do it 😩" How do you clean your ears? How do you keep your ears ok for multi-day diving? "Be patient with equalizing as you are trying to do something really weird with your muscles to do a really weird activity." - Adam Stern 98:00 What is one of the funniest things you've experienced out spearfishing or freediving? 102:00 Spearo Q&A What does the spearfishing experience mean to you in one sentence? Who has been the most influential person in your freediving journey so far? What is the single best resource for spearfishing or freediving? Connect with Adam Freediver Stern; YouTube Patreon AdamFreediver.com Deepweek info here FreedivingFamily.com for lots of instructional videos Noob Spearo Partners + Promotions Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! Penetrator Fins Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30-day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Killshot Spearguns | Simple, Effective, Dependable. Use the code:NOOB to save! 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing | Softcover available here Mad Gear | Shirts and Apparel from Noob Spearo EVERY Online Immersion (Ted Harty) class available at www.noobspearo.com/ted 28-day Freediving Transformation – Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks, you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a free diver. Additionally, learn the proven strategies competitive free divers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass – If you are free diver who struggles to e

Interview with Philip Van Zijl - Godfather of The "Spearfishing Mafia"! This episode covers Philip's spearfishing journey from the jump to competition diving starting in Cape Town, South Africa to New Zealand and plenty of places in between. He's a champion of the sport, an absolute legend. He's a major contributor to the spearfishing community, and a big proponent of paying it forward. Something he's coined "The Spearfishing Mafia". Our community, sport, and the hobby are niche. It's even more niche than SCUBA diving. Take advantage of it, and build your network. Big thanks to Philip for taking the time to "pay it forward" on the Noob Spearo Podcast! This episode is provided to you through the support of Patron listeners! Thanks legends:) Time Stamps! 10:00 Introduction Philip Van Zijl began diving in Cape Town in 1968 at the young age of 16, without wetsuits and just basic gear taking the train to get to where he needed to be. Yellow tail, crayfish, and other good species were some of his earliest accomplishments, always a good feed! A master of limiting out on crayfish during his years in school. He even paid for a year of his time at university from the fruits of his diving! A strong proponent of speargun awareness, make sure you listen to find out why… Philip personally procured one of his 120cm spearguns from the legendary Rob Allen, what a story! Think you're bad about keeping old gear? Philip still has his first catch bag he bought in the 60's. 26:00 Early struggles spearfishing Personally, rigging your own speargun was a bit more difficult without YouTube… "If you give out kindness, it comes back to you." – Pay it forward! Learning new spots, on your own – pays dividends later on! Sharing your expertise, and knowledge, doesn't necessarily mean sharing your spots Proper weighting, weight secure locations (Harness vs. Belt) 31:35 Most memorable catch His last dive in Tauranga, NZ with a mate who brought him to a secret honey hole. 15-20 meters visibility, perfect conditions. Kingfish, historically uncommon for the area but are making a comeback. He was diving with some friends, stomach started to sour, and then returned to the boat. After viewing a bait ball of Kahawai, he grabbed his gear and jumped back into the water. Viewing a school of Kingfish, he pulled the trigger and bagged a PB weighing in at approximately 27 kilos! To hear his second most memorable catch on a "popgun", tune in to 35:43! 38:50 Favorite species to hunt Snapper, hands down. A challenging quarry, requiring a combination of burly and stealth. 3-4k tops, but no monsters like on the GBR. Slow movements, be calm, don't look directly *at* them, and let them get within target range. Maintain gun awareness so that when the shot presents itself, it can easily be taken. Learned from losing a 6k Trevally years ago. Learn about the duality of the gun safety discussion here! 42:50 Scariest moments in the ocean While shooting a Blue Moki, the bugger got off the spear and high-tailed it into a crevice. Meanwhile, a surge came and pushed Philip into a crevice in which he was stuck. Every spearo's nightmare. Trying to remain calm, he considered that a surge which can push you in, can also pull you out. Going for broke, he expelled the air in his lungs to reduce his physical profile and was able to get pulled out on the next surge out to sea. Probably the scariest moment of his life. Lesson learned – be very careful when working a crevice while fishing for crays or otherwise. 48:00 Veterans Vault: The "Spearfishing Mafia" Giving back to the spearfishing community is as important as the sport itself. Hospitality within the spearfishing community is unique to the sport – PAY IT FORWARD! Bring your gear as often as possible when traveling so you never miss an opportunity! Reaching out on social media prior to travel and networking can be an incredible asset When traveling with spearfishing equipment, keep "gun" out of your vocabulary. Just refer to it as fishing equipment. It can save you valuable time Cooler bags can be worth their weight in gold when traveling Sharing spearfishing equipment when mates are traveling can not just save on cost but strengthen relationships Be a good host – it comes back around; when you aren't, well then it won't will it? How to avoid losing a knife - use some paracord or dyneema, tie it off to a pencil or other instrument, then tie that to the end of the knife. This way, when you drop the knife (not if, but when) it will stay secured 75:00 Equipment Bag Catch-bags are a must, saves you from going back to your plat "float boat". Avoid harassment from sea lions, seals, or the tax man by simply using a catch-bag. Actually, saved a fishing competition by using one as the sea lions were going from float to float getting chubby on the hard work of humans. Carry two knives – one on thigh and one on arm. To avoid losing knives, use some paracord or dyneema, tie it off to a pencil or other instrument, then tie that to the

Interview with SCORKL founder David Hallamore then Ninepin Wetsuits Luke Growney This episode is a double episode with two Melbourne based entrepreneurs, David Hallamore from the highly successful crowdfunding SCORKL campaign and Luke Growney the owner operator of Ninepin Wetsuits. I caught up with David in an inner city Melbourne pub and learn about the SCORKL journey so far. The same day I had a full day spearfishing outside Port Phillip bay with Luke Growney and we catch up in his backyard with a few brews. This episode (and Melbourne trip) were fully funded by Patron listeners! Thanks legends:) Time Stamps 3:30 Scorkle Founder and Inventor David Hallamore intro 5:30 What is Scorkle? 8:00 Risks | What are they and how do you use Scorkl safely? 13:00 Who are idea SCORKL users? 22:00 The Scorkl Journey 31:50 Find Scorkl here https://scorkl.com/ Check out Scorkl on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGRqDAIrjEYtGNxTSL1WYEA Learn more about the Noob Spearo PATREON team here 37:50 Luke Growney a Melbourne Days Diving 41:00 Lukes story getting into spearfishing 43:00 Ninepin Freediving Suits Story. Find Ninepin Spearfishing suits here https://ninepinwetsuits.com.au/ 47:40 What equipment struggles did you have starting out? 53:20 Some Boating Electronics Tips: Using Gain 56:30 Scariest moment and takeaways 57:40 Scrounging for scallops, oysters and mussels 62:00 What is your favourite thing about spearfishing? 62:45 Funny Moments Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

Interview with James Beckman @southernspearfishing The episode covers the equipment, techniques, mindset, buddy system and personal lessons learned by an avid Southern Bluefin Tuna chaser. James Beckman @southernspearfishing is one of Melbourne's local legends and as such, I organized an interview with him live in the Adreno Melbourne Store (thanks to legend Patrons for funding the trip!). Along with the SBT chat I discover stories and insights from James life spearfishing. Big thanks to James for taking me out for a day spearfishing and harvesting scallops in Port Phillip Bay:) Jetski spearfishing is pretty fun! Important Moments 5:00 James Beckman introduction and spearfishing background. Chasing small fish in the shallows, calamari and discovering the stoke. 10:00 Early struggles spearfishing. Overcoming loading challenges. Selecting a correct length speargun. Meeting mentors, dive buddies and finding a community. How to get out on boats. Rules, etiquette basics and paying 19:00 Most memorable catch. WA Dhufish (20+kg) 21:45 Scariest moments in the ocean. Surge hunting on the back beaches of Melbourne 33:20 Veterans Vault: Spearfishing Southern Bluefin Tuna Guide Southern Bluefin Tuna (Australian Fisheries Guide) Background targeting these fish in Victoria Finding where they are located (bait, workups, behaviour) Equipment (an added section with more info at end of interview 80:00) The hunting system (roles, preparation, communication) Caring for your catch Preparation Etiquette with Line Fishing Boats Connect with James on Insta @southernspearfishing 72:45 Funniest Moments out on the Water 75:00 James Beckman Equipment Bag "Spearfishing is the most expensive way to catch free fish" 80:00 Parting comments and advice on hunting Southern Bluefin Tuna Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

Melbourne Spearfishing 101 This is a live panel interview recorded in-store at Adreno, Melbourne. Panel members (left to right) included Luke Latham (Adreno Store Manager), James Beckan (@southernspearfishing), Isaac 'Shrek' Daly and Sven Franklin (Club Spearfish President). This is a pretty comprehensive chat covering seasons, species, predominant conditions, locations and nearly everything else a spearo visiting/living in the area might be interested in. This live Melbourne Interview and Spearfishing trip was paid for by Patron Community Members! Thank you legends - I had a blast. Live audience community questions included! Listen in:) Connect with the boys James (@southernspearfishing on Instagram Luke Latham on Instagram Sven on Instagram Also Mentioned Eckarts Interview | Catching Crayfish Time Stamps 04:00 Introduction with Luke Latham 12:40 Developing skills on Melbourne Species 17:15 Finding the right locations, understanding the seasons and movements of fish 20:20 Apps that are useful in the area. Navionics Google Earth Triggerbrothers.com.au Windy weather app 25:00 Rules and Regulations for spearfishing Victorian Fisheries Authority 26:20 Community Q&A What are the legal requirements for a dive float and flag in Victoria? FOR SPEAROS in Victoria, any vessel with divers operating from it must always display signals by day or night to inform other vessel users. The daytime diver below signal is the international Code Flag 'A', at least 750 mm long and 600 mm wide for vessels less than 10 metres in length. FOR ALL BOAT/JETSKI USERS on Victorian waters a five knot speed limit applies to all operators within: 50 m of a person, for example a swimmer 50 m of another vessel 100 m of a vessel or buoy on which a 'diver below' signal corresponding to the International Code Flag 'A' is displayed – a white/blue flag. 21:30 How can I improve my breathhold for spearfishing? Sven "I would consider apnea walks for improving my breathhold for spearfishing. Apnea walks are basically holding your breath and counting the number of paces you take" More information about improving your breathhold for spearfishing can be found here 35:00 Jetski Spearfishing? How do you anchor? Is losing equipment an issue? 37:00 How do you find good ground for finding squid? James "The best ground is Southern Port Phillip Bay. Queenscliffe, Portsea through to Rye. But you can find them everywhere at the right times of year." 40:00 How do you find crayfish in Melbourne and capture one successfully? To catch crayfish while freediving in Victoria it's helpful to have a torch for looking caves, cracks and under rocks. You also need robust gloves as the spines are rough and you need to protect your hands. Find cracks and caves that are relatively protected from current. When you get hold of the crayfish don't grab the feelers, go for the base of the horns. 45:30 Do you ever target gummy sharks? 48:20 What is your typical breath hold while spearfishing in Melbourne? A range of breathholds from the panel was 30 seconds to 70 seconds for most Melbourne spearfishing. These are all experienced divers who dive often. 52:00 Any tips for hunting Yellowtail Kingfish successfullly? Svens advice "Time in the water off Cape Shank or Phillip Island" James "Deal with the excitement and try and calm down. Get some exposure to being in the water around them. Go to New Zealand" Check out the 'How to Spearfish Kingfish Tutorial' on Vimeo - Use the CODE: NOOBSPEARO Spearfishing Clubs in Melbourne are: Club Spearfish Geelong Freedivers Southern Freedivers If you are looking for a spearfishing club in your area check out our club contacts here. If your club isn't listed send me a message at the bottom of club connections page Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Fre

A dilemma is when the two choices in front of you are difficult. If you want to go spearfishing but you don't have a dive buddy then your choices are; to dive alone or stay home. One choice involves a higher level of risk but also the possibility of fun, solitude and all the other wonders we experience when spearfishing. The other; less risk but a missed opportunity to spend the day out in the water. "Your spearfishing buddy is your only true piece of safety equipment when diving". This is as close to Gospel truth in spearfishing as it gets, so why dive alone? Full shownotes available here http://www.noobspearo.com/noob-spearo-podcast/i-dive-alone/ This episode is a frank chat about diving alone. Pro's, Con's, everything. Listen to this episode and subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast MORE on the Spearfishing Dilemma A dilemma is sometimes described as being stuck between a rock and a hard place. In spearfishing this inst just a figurative illustration though, it's a reality especially chasing crayfish (lobster) or another hole dwelling tasty creature. And caves aren't the only risk, not by a long shot. Let's add shallow water blackout, boat/jetski traffic, cramp, current, sharks and all of the other less likely risks to the list. The fact is that having a buddy drastically reduces/mitigates every single one of these risks… BUT…. Let's be honest. Some spearfishing buddies are so shit you might as well be diving by yourself anyway. AND… There are other appeals to diving alone despite the greatly increased risk of doing so. This conversation with experienced spearfisherman Pat Swanson is an open and candid chat about the reality of diving alone. I'd love to hear your thoughts about it in our spearfishing community on Facebook here. Mentioned in the show Spearfishing Buddy Protocol [BLOG] Spearfishing Buddy Protocol [PODCAST] Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

Interview with Michael Tropiano Spearfishing Exmouth Western Australia A bloody good chat with Marine Scientist, Eco-Tourism Operator, U/W photography enthusiast and mad keen Western Australia based spearo, Michael 'Tropi' Tropiano. We discuss Exmouth Western Australia spearfishing conditions, species and rules/regs. Tropi came on my radar 6 months ago with a free e-book that he had created for people curious about spearfishing in his area (Noob Spearo Guide to Exmouth free). After checking it out, it was only a matter of time until I had to get him on the show. Listen to this episode and subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher Interesting Moments 4:00 Intro to Tropi and Exmouth, W.A spearfishing 17:00 Ocean currents, seat temperature and how it impacts biodiversity and conditions for spearfishing 27:00 Tropi's Guide to Spearfishing Exmouth | PDF Guide HERE - FREE 37:00 Fish Movements | Light, Tides and Moon Phases 43:00 From Marine Science to Eco-Tourism. Diving experiences with Humpbacks 59:00 The Gulf vs The Reef | Protecting the Ningaloo Reef Site here Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

Interview with Simon Trippe Better late than never... A much requested round 2 chat with Simon Trippe following our first chat all the way back in episode 1 (listen here). Simon is one of the most passionate and influential spearos in Australian Spearfishing and so it was great to reconnect with him and hear about; coral sea adventures chasing Dogtooth Tuna, his thoughts on the proposed Hawkesbury Marine Park and learn more about spearfishing in Sydney. Listen in:) Pics and More available at http://www.noobspearo.com/trippe2 Listen and subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher Links Mentioned Iki Jime Article Caring for Your Catch Podcast Episode Jaga Crossingham Bluewater Hunting Episode Frenzal Equalizing Course by Ted Harty How to Spearfish Video Series with Luke Potts Drawing the Line Documentary Noob Spearo on Patreon Time Stamps 6:00 Simon Trippe Catch-Up. Coral Sea spearfishing charters and dogtooth tuna advice 16:45 Hawkesbury Marine Parks 42:50 Spearfishing in Sydney. Species to target, Spots to explore and conditions 57:30 Frogdive Spearfishing Courses with Simon in Sydney Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

Interview with Duncan Henderson Big chat with final year, mechanical engineering student Duncan Henderson who has spent way too long geeking out on spearguns - you'll see what I mean. We chat shaft length, diameter preferences, rubber diameter (the force triangle) along with common speargun issues. Duncan also relives three terrible poo stories and a memorable Yellowtail Kingfish. Enjoy! Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | Google Podcasts | Stitcher Links Mentioned 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing on Amazon (Softcover) 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Illustrated PDF Important Times 04:35 Duncan Henderson Intro and Welcome 10:00 A memorable Yellowtail Kingfish off Castlepoint, New Zealand 29:00 Veterans Vault Band Diameter (14mm vs 20mm), what is better and why? How much load can a speargun mechanism take? Shaft diameter and length. What combinations/rules of thumb are important? Common issues to look out for when purchasing a speargun Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

Interview with Alistair Cooke Central Coast Veteran Spearo Alistair Cooke lays out some diamonds in this chat. We talk hunting techniques for bluewater, attitudes to equipment (+ saving money on some items), getting lost at sea and the worst octopus ever cooked by a spearo. This ones got plenty of nuggets throughout! Listen in. Full shownotes and pictures at https://wp.me/p53L7v-21z A bit more about Alby (from a CCS member); Former Club President of the Central Coast Sealions (CCS) Coffs Harbour Blue Water Classic Winner (2016 or 2017??) Competitive spearo, freedive competitor and instructor Well-traveled spearo who has dived all over the world from the USA, Mexico, NZ, Coral Sea and all over Oz He also makes an incredible effort for the Juniors in the Club and often sacrifices his own ability to get good fish in a comp to chaperone new divers and juniors around to teach them safely how to dive Quick Interview Times Guide 03:45 Alby Introduction. Spearfishing background and the Central Coast Sealions 09:30 Early Obstacles | Equipment and Prioritizing the Important Stuff 15:00 Finding good ground for spearfishing 19:20 From humble beginnings to winning competitions: The Secret! Flashers Burley (Chum) Body Language 35:00 Most Memorable Fish Taken 43:30 What is one of the toughest situations you have had out on the ocean and what did you learn from it? 54:00 Veterans Vault: How to Take Noobs Diving 72:50 Funniest Moment 77:00 Alistair Cooke Divebag | Deluxe chat on Spearfishing Equipment 87:00 Spearo Q&A Central Coast Sealions Club (find more spearfishing clubs here) Name of club: Central Coast Sealions Club Location: Breakers Country Club, Dover Road Wamberal (Meetings 4th Thursday of every Month at 7:30pm) Contact details: Facebook Size: 30-40 Active Members Summary of club activity: The Sealions are a very sociable club and participate is a large range of fun and social activities with about 30-40 active members. Whether you are new to Spearfishing or snorkelling we would be happy to show you how to dive and spearfish safely. We also host one of the oldest spearfishing competitions in Australia, the Annual Canada Cup out of Terrigal every February as well as monthly Club competitions. We offer Social Memberships for those who are more interested in the social aspect of diving. Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

GoPro Settings for Spearfishing BIG chat with YouTube spearfishing superstar Daniel Mann:) This episode is a huge deep dive into making spearfishing videos with GoPros.We chat the most effective settings to pump into your GoPro + an editing system and thought process including which programs you can use. Sprinkled throughout this chat is a tonne of tips and value for the aspiring film-maker. Below are important time event stamps as well as products, videos and other resources shared in this chat. Enjoy! and cheers to Dan for the 2 hour effort and edit! Time Stamps 1:00 PAL Settings | Frame Rates | USA Standard Settings NTSC vs PAL Preferences > Region > PAL 24:00 Resolution 2.7K vs 4K vs every other option (2.7K won) 28:30 Frame Rates 50 FPS 32:40 Field of View | Linear vs Wide | Linear 34:30 Auto Stabilization On | HyperSmooth Lowlight OFF 38:30 Protune ON 39:20 Shutter | AUTO 41:05 EV COMP | 0 or -.5 in good light conditions 43:45 White Balance | NATIVE 45:50 ISO Min and Max Values 100 and 400 respectively 46:20 Sharp | Medium or Low (Sharpen in Post) 48:20 COLOR | GoPro 50:00 RAW Audio | Mics | PT Settings leave off, Auto 53:00 EDITING FILMS Creating a proxy version in a lower resolution version and when you export the file it creates an edited version in the desired (higher) resolution. 56:00 Video Editing Software OPTIONS Adobe Premier Pro DaVinci Resolve Sony Vegas Pro Final Cut Pro AVID MoVavi 62:30 the other Applications Dan Uses 65:00 Toilet Break/Off on a Tangent 71:10 Dan's Editing Setup and System. Editing Drive aka Scratch Disc 92:00 Fast Tips for GoPro LINKS MENTIONED Full VIDEO interview here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1Zj7PoMDA Accessories for GoPro Video Guide https://youtu.be/skwzD2akvWQ Daniel's Cod Video in Denmark https://youtu.be/O3Rnam7n-qQ Nick Fry YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmiSIMW0lgfcMMcKvYOdklQ Daniel Mann on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/daniel___mann/ Young Bloods YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/brodiemoss Submerged Psychos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm1W4n4f_ED3QWOK0TIO2Dg SpearHeads TV https://www.youtube.com/user/spearheadstv Richard Leonard Interview http://www.noobspearo.com/noob-spearo-podcast/nsp003-richard-snoek-leonard/ Darren Shields Interview http://www.noobspearo.com/noob-spearo-podcast/darren-shields/ Michael Takach and Jessie Cripps Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53zwEDTOrpY Justin Lee Interview https://youtu.be/xWiSGPegn6w Daniel Manns GoPro Headstrap Setup Video https://youtu.be/UF6g5O33rZI EQUIPMENT MENTIONED (Amazon Affiliate Links) Daniel Mann's Panasonic VLOG Camera https://amzn.to/2XgWNT6 Highly DJI Portable Drone https://amzn.to/2LussJW Ninepin Wetsuits https://ninepinwetsuits.com.au/ Grants Guide to Fishes http://www.grantsguidetofishes.com/

Interview with Feargus Callagy Mad chat about spearfishing and freediving in Ireland with Feargus Callagy! Seals, Basking sharks, becoming an Instructor under Umberto Pelizarri and how the ocean is good for the soul were a few of the highlights. Listen in:) Full shownotes, links and pictures available at https://wp.me/p53L7v-20D 04:40 Feargus Callagy Introduction 10:00 Apnea Academy Freediving Instructors Courses 17:00 What Feargus's Spearfishing looks like around Ireland 27:00 Funny story confronting a seal (accidentally) in a cave 29:00 Freediving with Basking Sharks 36:00 More info on spearfishing and freediving conditions in Ireland 47:00 What films and books have inspired you? 50:00 Spearfishing/Freediving: How the Ocean is good for the soul 56:00 Spearfishing clubs and communities in Ireland Freediving Ireland Website | YouTube | Facebook 64:00 What's in an Irish Divebag? 70:00 Spearo Q&A Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

Interview with Sam Dawson Sam has significant experience diving all around Australia and regularly dives competitions. Today's chat has some really good insights into equipment and thinking about setups. We also get right into scrounging which is a collection of techniques for effective hunting in temperate waters. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about muffling equipment, entering caves effectively and some ideas about how to use a torch. Listen in:) Links Mentioned Noob Spearo Patreon Page | Money Raised $419 Rubbish Spearos Facebook Group | Spearfishing Cleanup Crew Use #onefishoneplastic #catchandclean Noob Spearo YouTube Channel GoPro Spearfishing Tips Time Stamps 5:00 Sam's introduction to spearfishing. Early lessons learned 9:00 Memorable Fish - Dhufish W.A 13:30 Early Mentors: Mary-Anne Stacey - seven-time Australian Ladies Spearfishing Champion 39:00 Sam's Toughest Situation being chomped on by a shark in the middle of nowhere 52:00 Veterans Vault: Scrounging and Effectively Hunting Temperate Waters 72:00 Sam's Dive Bag 74:00 Spearo Q&A Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

Interview with Trevor Ketchion Trevor Ketchion from Submerged Psychos and Shrek team up to present a guide to spearfishing Southern Queensland including the Gold Coast, Northern NSW coastline, Sunny Coast and the lack of Brisbane shore-based spearfishing locations. Beforehand Shrek unveils 5-6 accessories crucial for GoPro users:) Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean GoPro Accessories for Spearfishing (Amazon Affiliate Links) GoPro Hero Black 7 External Hard Drive (I bought one like this) PC with an epic videocard Extra Batteries Battery Charger Supersuit SD Cards | SanDisk Extreme Pro microSDXC (64GB) Head Strap Mount on Amazon | Mako Chinstrap (Headstrap) made for spearfishing Tray Mount If I missed anything or you have alt suggestions, chuck em in the comments! Topics Include; 🐟 5-6 species to target in Queensland waters when starting out; Luderick Species | Drummer Flathead Bream and Tarwhine Parrot Tuskfish Surgeonfish Morwong Grants Guide to Fish Book! 🌏 Popular locations (legal) Sunshine Coast: Point Arkwright Gold Coast/ Northern NSW: Kingscliff Brisbane | Offshore Moreton and North Stradbroke Island How to find spearfishing spots (blogpost) 💁 Where to find more information Tweed Gold Coast Freedivers Club Southern QLD Spearfishing Facebook Group Fisheries Department Qld 🌞 Good weather and conditions for spearfishing Less than 1m swell High Tide (an hour or two before until 30 minutes past will generally hold the cleanest water) Avoid prolonged Easterly and Northerly winds as these make the water dirty Apps and Websites | BOM | Willyweather | SeaBreeze | 🧜 Noob Spearo Community questions Noob Spearo Community on Facebook Links mentioned (full shownotes at https://wp.me/p53L7v-1ZT) Rubbish Spearos on Facebook Submerged Psychos on YouTube | Facebook Guide to Shore Dive Spearfishing (Part 1) Grants Guide to Fish Spearo Log Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial here. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

Interview with Trevor Ketchion How to find spearfishing locations by boat This is a Q&A with veteran spearo Trevor Ketchion focusing on boating reconnaissance for spearfishing. Finding your own unique fishy locations to mark on your GPS is something every spearo with a boat wants to do. Hammering the same old spots is not a smart strategy as you don't catch as many fish or develop skills to find fish for yourself. If you are ready to learn some new skills then tune in and listen to Trevor lay out some actionable tips:) Full shownotes and links available https://wp.me/p53L7v-1YO Links Mentioned Noob Spearo Community Facebook Group Noob Spearo Supporter Page on Patreon Submerged Psychos on Facebook Rubbish Spearos Valentine Thomas Cookbook Free freediving for spearfishing safety course Spearo Log on Amazon Full interview with Trevor Ketchion here Shore Diving Reconnaissance with Pat Swanson 6:00 Why you should find your own locations to spear fish. 7:20 How to start start planning your own reconnaissance missions Using a sounder Positioning a sounder Coordinating boat with current, wind and structure beneath Finding ground worth exploring Search patterns 28:30 Good apps, books and websites for finding new locations RipCharts, Navionics Use surfing or kitesurfing weather and condition apps. WindyTV BOM, WillyWeather, SeaBreeze for weather 32:00 How to store, keep and label fishing marks 35:00 How to learn to understand charts 44:40 Surface Temperature. Is it worth tracking and how do you do it? 48:00 Lot's of Noob Spearo Community Questions covering recong, spearguns, rollers vs conventional and more Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Equalization Masterclass. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. 14 videos discuss every equalizing problem and coach you through the difficulty. Say goodbye to Valsalva and hello to Frenzal and make equalizing easy. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30% bigger breath and how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com

Interview with Eric Keener Catch and Cook Spearfishing Comps | Gyotaku Mentioned in the Show Bamboo Reef Spearfishing and Freediving Store in Monterey | Freedive Classes available North California Underwater Hunters Spearfishing Forum Spearboard | DeeperBlue Spearfishing Forums Rubbish Spearos Tweed Spearfishing Club WatermansAlliance.com Episode Time Stamps 05:30 Eric Keener Introduction. Early mistakes and starting speafishing 11:00 Catch and Cook Competition | Competitions that Promote and Encourage Sustainable Mindsets Background and Concept Rules and Competition Layout Teams or solo? Contact Monterey Bay Spearfishing on Facebook to learn more 29:25 Urchin Removal and the Watermans Alliance Purple Urchin imbalance and background information Past successful events How an event is coordinated and how each diver contributes Learn about upcoming events at watermansalliance.com here 39:00 Gyotaku | Fish Rock Impression Art Gyotaku is a form of art that many spearos try as it captures the texture and size of a fish. It's basically printing a fish onto paper using the fish as the printing plate. Instagram Channels to Check out: @saltybonesgyotaku | @michaeltakach | @noworrybeefcurry 47:00 Fish recipe Discussion: Lingcod Fillets over a mushroom and almond risotto Trigger Fish 3-Ways Fillet topped Lobster Tail and Seared Scallops Cilantro Sashimi + Honey Glazed Mahi Mahi Mango Salsa Halibut, Ricotta Ravioli and Flat Bread Summer Sauce for White Fish Lingcod, Spanish Rice and Mango Salsa Join Eric Keener on Instragram or Facebook @thekeenerroo Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Make you equalization problems a thing of the past. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. I've taught over 500 people to equalize for freediving via my one on one Skype sessions. I've taken that method and turning in into an online course with over 14 videos discussing every equalization problem I've ever encountered. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses – How to take a 20-30 bigger breath and learn how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com – Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Join the Noob Spearo Community on Facebook Support Noob Spearo on Patreon!

Shrek - Turbo and the NS Community Turbos back!! ....and we get up to mischief in episode 100 - the Community Special! This episode features listener calls and questions as well as some expert advice about CO2 tolerance and training from Jaap Verbaas. This episode was fun and as usual educational. Check it out and leave a comment:) Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean Time Stamps 02:55 Shoutouts North Florida Shootout Spearfishing Competition Spearfishing Club Connections Aharon Solomons Frenzal Video Immersion Roadmap to Frenzal Course Teds 28 Day Freediving Transformation Sunshine Fishing and Sustainability Competition Coffs Spearfishing Club 10:40 What's Turbo been working on? 11:30 Patreon: What is the plan for the funds from the Noob Spearo Patreon. Our PATREON VISION: Turbo and I would like to dedicate 100% of the funds to trips. Interviews on the road, going spearing with listeners, organizing a talk or live interview and enjoing travelling to meet our listeners. We have $130 USD in there now and its growing. August 2019 Melbourne Trip is our first tentative planned trip 14:00 Random community questions "I've recently made the move from north Queensland to southern Queensland and I've noticed a lot of the diving is deepwr. How do I make my way from a 10-12m diver to hitting 18-20m?" Dry Training for Spearfishing Teds 28 Day Freediving Transformation Brisbane Bullsharks Freediving and Spearfishing Club 2. "How can I get out spearfishing more?" 6 Tips to go spearfishing more 3. "How do I find someone experienced to take me out and show me the ropes?" 4. Alex "I've had my speargun for about a year now, I was just wondering if you guys had any actionable information that could help me out?" Allumium Guns. Your bung is likely gone. Replace with a hefty squirt of Marine Sikaflex Wooden Gun. Dry out and refinish. Check out Daniel Manns interview for some further inspiration on how to do this Speargun Making Facebook Group 5. Hand Spear or Pole Spear Tips What tip should I use starting out? Pranger - Keep it simple Cast and Spear Podcast. Check out episodes 28-31 all about Pole Spears Pole Spear World Records 28:30 Rhys Clay Listener Call 38:30 Richard Metzger "In listening to your shows a question that always lingers with me is what do the spearos do for their professional carers to make money to support their spearing? I know a lot of the guests are not full time professional spearos so i am always interested to learn how they are able to maintain a regular job and still travel and get out in the water. Especially for those who travel the world for long periods of time - do they work in each spot they visit? Do they save up and live on the cheap as they travel? How do they make the money work?" 6 jobs spearos love article link 44:00 Malcolm Galloway Listener Call 64:00 Jaap Verbaas with the three latest articles from FreediveWire.com The details of CO2 transport and CO2 tolerance for freedivers Highlights: CO2 tolerance is complicated, hence this post is complicated. Hopefully it is less complicated to read than it was to write. Just in case it gives you a headache, here are the highlights: CO2 is transported in three ways: bound to hemoglobin, as bicarbonate ion, and dissolved in the blood stream. Red blood cells are crucial for generating bicarbonate ion, and for facilitating CO2 bound to hemoglobin. Only dissolved CO2 can diffuse to the central chemoreceptors. Physical CO2 tolerance may be governed by blood volume and quality, which is commonly overlooked in CO2 tolerance training. Endurance athletes commonly have the highest CO2 tolerance and storage (in comparison to short and mid distance sprinters). Mental CO2 tolerance focuses on desensitization of the central chemoreceptors. What do lactate and lactic acid have to do with freediving? Highlights: We do not produce lactic acid. We produce lactate. We do also, however, produce H+ in muscle cells. Combine the two, and you have lactic acid. However, the reaction producing the excess H+ is separate from that which produces lactate. Lactate is produced continuously, even at rest. Even when excess O2 is available, we produce lactate. Lactate is not metabolic waste Lactate is used as fuel, both directly and indirectly. Once O2 becomes limited, lactate starts accumulating and enters the bloodstream (we'll call it blood lactate) Lactate is actually slightly basic... not acidic. But, H+ starts accumulating in the bloodstream too, although at a different rate. Blood lactate can be converted to glucose in the liver, or taken up by the muscle cells once the workload decreases. Blood lactate increases rapidly when you hold your breath, even while doing a static. The dive reflex promotes anaerobic metabolism. The increase in lactate shows that the oxygen supply to the non-essentials is effectively cut off. Peak blood lactate is highest in mid-distance sprinters, indicating sprint

Interview with Tim Kavermann Have you ever been stuck, frozen for a few seconds (which felt like hours), paralyzed and unable to take action? This is one example of heightened anxiety that I can relate to and maybe it's you too. The good news is that Tim Kavermann joins me in this episode to share techniques and strategies to deal with anxiety. This interview is candid, eye-opening and my personal fav, highly actionable. Listen and subscribe! Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean Things mentioned on the show Spearfishing Club Connections NZ Spearo Forum Spearfishing FUNdamentals How To Spearfish Video Series on Vimeo (Use Code NOOBSPEARO) How to deal with Seasickness Podcast and 10 Tips to Prevent Seasickness Blog The Obstacle is the Way book by Ryan Holiday Deep Week in Indonesia Hunters Club | Spearfishing and Hunting TV Series Time Stamps 5:45 Tim introduction and background. Early dive experiences 11:50 Early lessons and takeaways 18:00 Early equipment | buying a beginner kit and upgrading 23:30 Mentors, Dive buddies and Facebook group chats 29:45 Early Obstacles | seasickness and boat diving 33:00 Best experience spearfishing 42:30 Favourite species to hunt spearfishing and how to hunt them effectively | Snapper 47:00 Veterans Vault | How Spearfishing Can Help You Overcome Anxiety Spearfishing can be a huge trigger for fear and anxiety. However, Tim believes that the situations he has encountered while spearfishing have been the key to learning and understanding anxiety triggers and then developing and employing strategies and techniques to overcome it. His idea is not to avoid discomfort but to embrace it and try to use the situations as opportunities to heal, grow and overcome anxiety. Here are a few of the key ideas and points; GET COMFORTABLE WITH THE UNCOMFORTABLE Accept anxiety, learn from it and if needed get help to take its power away Don't fight it, sit with it and learn to move forward anyway Learn breathing techniques to relax on the surface and reduce fear and anxiety Being in stressful situations can help you overcome long standing beliefs Relaxing in situations that most people (even those who don't have anxiety) would panic in Turn fear into curiosity - sharks/current/rough seas. Ground yourself in the moment by paying attention to the details. Fight or flight - there is no flight out at sea. Prepare to not be prepared Relax and enjoy - surface intervals- find what works for you. Speak up about that things that deeply affect you - but it falls on you to make change Get help when you need it from a professional 70:50 Dive Watch Conversation 74:25 Spearo Q&A Could you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you in one sentence? It has given me deep confidence within myself and shown me what I am truly capable of mentally and physically. What is the single best piece of advice you have ever been given for spearfishing? Slow down and take your time, dive within your limits Who has been the most influential person or people in your spearfishing? My friends, these are guys who've been diving a very long time, and took the time to share their passion with me. If you could go back in time to when you were just starting spearfishing and give yourself some advice, what would you say? Stop overthinking it - stop trying to control everything and every situation, roll with it. During your 1 years spearfishing what is the biggest lesson you've learned? To be comfortable in situations that are well outside my comfort zone What current challenges do you face in your spearfishing and how are you approaching them? The biggest one is still the anxious tendancy to overthink, overplan, get panicked. Rather than let it take hold of the day I now learned tools to deal with it. - Breathing techniques Mindfulness Take a break and reset Move spots Meds for seasickness Don't spend a week planning SLOW DOWN Who is the best person to go spearfishing with and why? My good mates! I feel calmer with them, I know they have my back, the take the time to teach me new things, then know the good places to get in the water ;) most of all we all share the same passion and a common goal - could possible touch here on the business we are setting up. What would be your fish of a lifetime? 6 monts ago I jsut wanted a huge snapper of kingi, I had set my comfort zone at what I was doing here in NZ - After cuvier and being in the big open sea in a more exposed environtment I really want to go further a field - ultimate fish for me would be a big doggy, they just look like they would put up one hell of a fight (i say this now but in the moment I would be peaking out!) haha id also really like a mahi mahi I think they look awesome and I ate one in raro once, it was amazing. What is the spearfishing destination that you would most like to go to? Next I would like to go to Raro I think this would be a good step into some difference species a

Justin Lee Spearfishing Interview Fierce, uber-friendly and a true life-long learner is how I'd describe Justin after chatting with him. Justin is absolutely sold out on the lifestyle hunting and spearfishing provides. Big themes in this interview include; learning something from every person you encounter (taking arrows), maintaining an openness to whatever you are engaged in and learning continuously, and just being a person who is fun to hang out with. One of the standout stories for me, was Justin being hoisted out of the water in 80 fathoms of water from right in the middle of a Tiger Shark highway....at nighttime. This interview packs some dynamite tips and mindsets. Listen in! Mentioned in this episode North Florida Shootout. More info here Noob Spearo Spearfishing Club Connections Noob Spearo on Patreon 99 Tips to get Better at Spearfishing on Amazon | Softcover here | Illustrated PDF here Penetrator Fins HECS Wetsuit Norcat 2 Spearfishing Charter - North Queensland Justin Lee Spearfishing Interview Time Stamps 7:00 Justin Lee Introduction. Royal Hawaiin Saldalwood Oil with his Dad Reforestation Project haloaaina.com 14:00 Early Obstacles | surrounded by legends | learning to find Octopus (Ai'Ai) 19:40 Most Memorable Fish and what makes a moment memorable 26:45 Difficult Species to Hunt. Observation and Techniques 35:30 Toughest Moment on the Ocean | Tiger Shark Bay Newspaper Article 43:00 Funniest Time 49:00 Recent New Zealand Spearfishing Adventure 52:20 Competition Spearfishing Tips, Techniques and Mindset 57:35 Competition Spearfishing Equipment | massive chat on spearguns 62:20 Justin Lee's Spearfishing Divebag Penetrator Fins HECS wetsuits Salvimar Green Gloves Riffe Knife Aimrite Rage Roller 80:30 Spearo Q&A Follow Justin on Instagram @bigisleboy24 here Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Immersion Online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com 28-day Freediving Transformation. Want to increase your bottom time? Want to lower your comfortable operating depth? Want to increase your breath hold? In 4 weeks you can transform your physiology to improve your performance as a freediver. Learn the proven strategies competitive freedivers use to strengthen their performance. Make you equalization problems a thing of the past. If you are freediver who struggles to equalize your ears in the 15-30 ft range this course is the answer. I've taught over 500 people to equalize for freediving via my one on one Skype sessions. I've taken that method and turning in into an online course with over 14 videos discussing every equalization problem I've ever encountered. Tuesday Ted Talks Freediving. 19 one hour live Instagram episodes where I discuss a variety of freediving topics and answer peoples question live on Instagram. Free online courses - How to take a 20-30 bigger breath and learn how to make the mammalian dive reflex work for you. www.FreedivingSafety.com - Free online safety resource. View all of Ted's online freediving classes @ www.onlineclasses.ImmersionFreediving.com (* That link has your affiliate linked underneath it *) Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Join the Noob Spearo Community on Facebook Support Noob Spearo on Patreon!

Interview with Ole Johannes Duerlolimi and Gil Orr Arctic Spearfishing Norway 'Big laughs, huge Halibut and ginormous tips for coldwater spearfishing' pretty much sums up this interview. Gil and Ole from Arctic Spearfishing were a tonne of fun and I really enjoyed this chat. The couple live in the North of Norway and dive pristine waters chasing amazing critters like Lumpsucker, King Crabs and Wolf-Fish. Subscribe to the Podcast on your app and get the latest Noob Spearo Podcast episodes as soon as they release:) Enjoy! Special Shoutouts: Ole "Axel Schuller is the guy I started spearing with and he's also the most active person in the Arctic Spearfishing business. As well as him, Sebastian Siwam Wada and Joel Burman are also a critical part of the crew." Interview Time Stamps 00:00 Intro: Mentioned; Connect with Ole and Gil at Arctic Spearfishing on Instagram and Facebook and YouTube Connect with the Newcastle Neptunes Spearfishing Club on Facebook | 60th Australian Pacific Coast Spearfishing Championships Follow FreedivingDan on Instagram Find the Central Coast Sealions on Facebook 06:42 Welcome to Gil and Ole (shoutout to Rachel from Brisbane Bullsharks) 20:00 How to stay warm spearfishing in cold climates 24:00 Spearfishing conditions in Norway | Target Species Halibut Wolf-fish Cod Sate Coalfish Pollock (in the South) Anglerfish (Monkfish) Lumpsucker Scallops | Kingcrab | Truffle Kelp | Sea Snails | Mussells (North Atlantic Algal Bloom Testing Website) 35:00 Hunting techniques for different species 44:00 Ole's background and passion for the ocean 48:00 Toughest situation speafishing | Zodiac love 69:00 Gill's best Halibut story 74:00 Ole's best Halibut story (Full world record Halibut video here) 82:00 Spearo Q&A Single best piece of spearfishing advice If you had to start spearfishing all over again, what would you do differently? Who is the best person to go spearfishing with and why? Connect with Ole and Gil at Arctic Spearfishing on Instagram and Facebook and YouTube Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Join the Noob Spearo Community on Facebook Support Noob Spearo on Patreon!

Interview with Ted Harty | Freedivesafety.com Launch Duckdiving tips, a dive day fatigue elimination hack and 3 compelling reasons to dive with a buddy! As usual this chat with Ted is packed with insights and tips to improve your spearfishing. Today is also the launch of freedivingsafety.com which is a FREE freedive safety course for spearos that you get rewarded for completing! If you complete the course, you will get an email chock-full of equipment and merchandise discount codes and some freebies. The video training and example blackout is essential viewing for every spearo. Listen in! 3:30 freedivingsafety.com launch guide. A free freediving safety course with instructional videos, blackout video example and a quiz. If you complete the course and quiz, you will get an email with a whole bunch of discount codes for spearfishing equipment, merchandise and even 10 Tips to Become a Better Spearo PDF for free. 10:00 Bulletproof Buddy Protocol | How to actually stick with your buddy in the water. Check out Ted Hartys first interview here. 16:45 3 Compelling Reasons to Dive with a Buddy 24:30 Taking new guys out. Staying quiet and getting your duckdive right 32:05 Working on one facet of your spearfishing at a time 35:00 Equalizing Course | Roadmap to Frenzal technique and going beyond 30ft/10m discount code to save 20%: NOOBSPEAROTED#2 42:35 Take a 23-30% Bigger Breath | FREE Video Course - take more fuel to the bottom! 44:00 Reduce Fatigue and make your lady happy EVEN after a full day diving - take Endurox (find it on Amazon here) Ted swears that Endurox reduces dive day fatigue and allow him to enjoy his evening after 100's of dives. Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Join the Noob Spearo Community on Facebook Support Noob Spearo on Patreon!

Interview with Dr. Jaap Verbaas Today's episode is an interview with the Author of Longer and Deeper, a cross training guide for freediving and spearfishing. Dr. Jaap Verbaas is a crash test dummy of the highest calibre. I geek out way too much and we talk about hypoxic squats, essential tools and mindset for improving your freediving performance and even diets that can help. Standout highlights (for me) are Jaap's experimental mindset and his demonstration of how to plan, measure, experiment and learn from each experiment. If you are engaged in any from of freediving training then you will find plenty of value in this interview and the Longer and Deeper book. Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean Interview Time Stamps Background 6:00 Where are you based, what do you do and how did you get started freediving? 7:00 Freedivewire.com - what is it and what compelled you to become a freediving writer? 9:25 What reediving/spearfishing hurdles did you personally face and how did you overcome them? Jaap talks about equalizing issues at depth. 15:40 Canadian Spearfishing. Where do you spearfish? Chasing flounder in cold water with a Polespear 18:40 What's your go-to fish dish 19:30 Longer and Deeper: Overview of the book and key concepts I read the book and really enjoyed it - all of it. I think a huge part of why its such a good book is your Experimental Mindset: Where did you acquire this habit? Are you a Tim Ferris fan? (I noticed the slow carb diet and lots of your methodology is similar) How did you adopt this theorize, plan, measure, adapt methodology? Is this a skill or orientation that all of us should adopt? Muscle mass: when does it become counter-productive for freediving Hacks for improving freediving performance Blood quality and cardio: exploring the relationship Myoglobin: the oxygen holding cells in your muscles. Theories about training to increase it Hypoxic Squats: desaturating the oxygen in your muscles. Measuring the change Hypoxic Squats: How to do them and the device you need to measure your oxygen saturation (oximeter - check this one out) Spleenic contraction? Can you see it on an oxygen saturation graph when your body is steadily depleting? 40:10 Perfect Dive/Shit Dive comparison - great concept (this is awesome for looking at the separate metabolic phases of a dive that you can specifically target when training) Can you walk me through a good spearfishing dive right now? I'm hunting reef fish in 18m/60ft and to get the fish curious enough I need to hold some bottom time. (I'd love to get into the dive phase concept - are there 4 phases in a spearfishing dive?) Ok now the converse...what does a shit dive look like? The physiological demands on the diver at each stage and how symptoms can point to what you may need to target in your own training regimen "The goal of training is to adapt the body to specific conditions. In freediving, the goal is to adapt the body to underwater conditions. These conditions include; Increased pressure Reduced Oxygen Increased Carbon Dioxide Specific training is possible for all 3 of these conditions" Dr. Jaap Verbaas 47:00 Can we talk about training for each of these conditions specifically for spearfishing? CO2 Tables training can be great for spearos suffering early onset contractions Mid-Distance Sprints for reducing lactate and leg soreness on the surface Blood - improving quality. Cardio training boosts blood volume and is proven to improve the quality. Swimming training is good for CO2 tolernance as well as cardiovascular training *further detailed breakdowns and training plans are specifically laid out in Part 3 of the Longer and Deeper book 54:00 EXERCISES Stretching (what about for 37 year old weapons?) Animal Walks? The crab walk - I can't do it. Hypoxic Squats. How and why (this seems to be the biggest needle mover - why?) Blood quality - Cardio - freedivers (top level can be anti) Yoga and breathing 62:20 DIET: Myth Busting (are you rehearsing for the show)? Alkaline Diet? Carbs - are they bad? Dairy/Mucus relationship? Ketosis? (Pete Attia in the Tools of Titans book discussed) Slow carb? To learn more about this diet you can also check out the Four Hour Body by Tim Ferris here 74:00 TOOLS Notebook and a pencil and start tracking your training Oximeter - Check out this one on Amazon Moxi - learn more here 78:50 RANDOMS What kind of stuff do freedivers and spearos do that annoys you? Did you have any unexpected findings or conclusions, for apnea training? What are you curious about and working on right now? What can we expect from Jaap Verbaas in the future? 85:00 Freedive Wire Tell us About FreediveWire.com What kind of articles can guys find on there if they want to learn more What determines the content you write about? Where can people find you? Contact Jaap at [email protected] or connect with him on Facebook or Instagram Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfi

Interview with Justin Baker Fort Pierce Fireman Justin Baker joins me for one heck of a chat. There is a full-on conversation about hunting specific reef species and there are plenty of tips and ideas for you to try out and improve your own spearfishing skills.We also focus in on Fort Pierce as a spearfishing desitination and I ask him all about conditions, species, and how spearos roll in his part of Florida. Listen in and let us know what your biggest takeaway is! Justin is the fourth SpearHead we have had the pleasure of interviewing (Jose Debasa, Aaron Chasse & Andrew Quincoses have all been on the show). These guys have an extremely cool YouTube Channel called SpearHeads TV so check it out and subscribe. Timestamps 4:30 Justin Introduction. Sponsors SubSea Spearguns, Saltlife, Speared Apparel (past), Frontlne Freediving, Speared Magazine, Neuretic PoleSpears, Sharkshield. 7:00 Surfing and snorkelling from a young age and his spearfishing origins 11:00 First mega stoke fish on the spear - Mangrove Snapper 15:00 Looking fish in the eye and relaxation 18:00 Figuring fish out. Seeing, identifying, planning an approach/method for attracting them. Tricks and ideas for targeting difficult species 29:55 Mid-Handle Speargun - Justins chosen weapon of death 36:00 Scariest moment spearfishing and what he learned from it. Spearfishing SpearHeads TV Blackout Video 44:00 Veterans Vault: Fort Pierce Spearfishing What is the bottom and structure like? What species do you commonly target? What species are great for noobs to target? Can you spearfish? What is the vis like? Ripcharts App for weather How do guys start spearfishing in the area? Lobster hunting techniques 61:00 Funniest moment out spearfishing (Subscribe to SpearHeadsTV on YouTube here) 63:00 What is in your divebag? 66:00 Find Justin on Facebook | Instagram These spearfishing retailers now have 99 Tips in stock!! Australian Spearfishing Retail Stores Adreno – Brisbane. 56 Deshon St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 Adreno – Melbourne. 1184 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VIC 3192 Adreno – Sydney. 1/678-682 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015 Adreno – Perth. 2C / 376 South St, O'Connor, WA, 6163 Spearfishing Superstore – Cairns. 303-305 Draper St, Parramatta Park QLD 4870 The Dive Shop – Port Lincoln. 4 S Quay Blvd, Port Lincoln SA 5606 Frogdive – Willoughby. 539 Willoughby Rd, NSW 2068 Spear and Fish Downunder – Newcastle. 990 Hunter street. Newcastle, NSW 2302 Spear West – 2/1 Baden Street, Osborne Park. Western Australia. 6017 Extreme Spearfishing – 1/539 Pitwater Road Brookevale, Sydney NSW 2100 USA Spearfishing Retail Stores The Dive Source – Florida 16 #2, 3721, St Augustine, Florida Oregon Freediving Company – Oregon City 919 7th St, Oregon Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Join the Noob Spearo Community on Facebook Support Noob Spearo on Patreon!

Interview with Tom Blandford Great White Shark tales, White Sea Bass chasing and an epic Guadalupe day surrounded by huge fish. Sound like a fun listen? These are just a few of the highlights of this interview with veteran spearo Tom Blandford. As mentioned in the intro, I purchased (and read) Tom's first book 'A Dented Badge' which has stories about his life serving in the LAPD during the 70's and 80's. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I think its a nice compliment to this interview which focuses on his spearfishing life. Listen in:) Full shownotes and pictures available at http://www.noobspearo.com/noob-spearo-podcast/tom-blandford/ A bit about Tom Blandford "He's been diving forever -- he decided to go to a local junior college back in the 60s because that would allow him to dive more than some of his other options. He was a founding member of the LAPD dive unit. He's been a member of the Long Beach Neptunes since the early 80s (if not earlier). He made a bunch of trips to Baja in the 80s and 90s -- actually spent several months once living out of a tent and a van on one of those trips, diving every day. More recently, he's taken to cruising in the Sea of Cortez and has dived/spearfished in tons of different spots. Aside from all that, he's mentioned in Terry Maas's book in the story about the white shark incident in 1984 at Guadalupe Island -- that's the one where Harry Ingram was launched out of the water by a white shark. As luck would have it, my dad had a front row seat and helped get Harry out of the water. He also has his own white shark story from 1988 where he actually shot a white shark at point blank range! He's an old salt now (74 in November), but he still dives quite a bit." - Ron Blandford Interview Time Stamps 4:00 Tom's beginnings. Shooting rocks and loving the spearfishing experieeince. 7:40 White Sea Bass hunting story 8:50 Early mentors Jack Prodonovich and Tom Murray 11:00 Long Beach Neptunes spearfishing club 14:00 One of Tom's best days spearfishing in the Sea of Cortez. Surrounded by Yellow Fin Tuna, a huge Wahoo, massive Amberjack, Grouper and just one of those special days on the water. 21:00 Tom's favorite two species to hunt is Yellowtail Kingfish and White Sea Bass. Tips for finding locations where Yellowtail are schooling and the technique he uses to shoot them when he's in the right place. Bait species that Yellowtail chase including Mullet and Mackerel. 27:50 Guadalupe Island and a very memorable Great White Shark incident. Big conversation about sharks. 48:00 Tom's history serving in the LAPD dive unit. 54:00 The funniest moment he has had out on the water. Watching a Yellowtail try and keep up with a school of Bluefin Tuna 56:50 The contents of his divebag 62:00 Spearo Q&A The single biggest lesson he has learned in his spearfishing is to respect the prey The best piece of advice he has been given is to stop hyperventilating Current challenges he faces His favorite people to go spearfishing with are people with good judgement "To hunt, respect the prey and enjoy eating it" is his main spearfishing motivation To reach out to Tom email him at [email protected] Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Spearo Log available on Amazon here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Join the Noob Spearo Community on Facebook

Interview with Captain Dan Walsh Full shownotes here http://www.noobspearo.com/noob-spearo-podcast/captain-dan-walsh/ Interview with Dan Walsh Vintage spearfishing equipment, advice and stories about spearfishing pioneers, and insights into hunting Halibut aka barn door. Dan Walsh has spent 50+ years on the water spearfishing, scuba diving, captaining boats, chasing abalone and making TV shows about the ocean, Dan has no shortage of awesome stories. To compliment the chat I have included a tonne of info about him below. Enjoy this episode of the Noob Spearo Podcast:) About Dan Walsh Dan was captain of the "Sand Dollar" dive boat along with Bill Johnston when Terry Maas shot his big Bluefin at Guadalupe Island off Baja. Although it weighed in officially at 399.4 lb it was well over 400lb when he shot it, was on deck several days and got some weight loss due to dehydration. He also loves diving for Abalone and Lobster (his biggest was over 13lb!). In 1972 Dan became a Scuba Diving Instructor and 76 was the beginning of his boat Captaincy. Along the way he worked many well known dive shops including Scuba Sciences, San Diego Divers Supply, Aloha Dive Shop/Honolulu, Skin diving Hawaii, Kamehameha Divers/Kona. He also worked for AquaCraft/Bandito, Underwater Kinetics, Blue Water Wetsuits, Aleeda Wetsuits along with Captaining or crewing the Spirit of Adventure, Bottom Scratcher, Kona Princess, and Caribbean Explorer. You may have seen some of his film well known film and television work such as ESPN Diving with Christopher Reeve, PBS Nature/Antartica, and Shark Week. He is still involved producing shows for CBS, NBC sports, and others. Dan's Old guys mask clearing technique: "Most of the Bottom Scratchers used tobacco and smeared a cigarette inside and rinsed it out to keep the mask from fogging. I've never smoked and didn't think that method was for me. I just used spit." Spearfishing Tips: Get comfortable in the water Learn to breathe—buy Breathology, The Flow book for mental calmness, yoga breathing etc Don't rush things, take it easy as you learn and get more experienc. Get comfortable with your equipment + Get a really good mask! A Low volume mask that fits well. Best advice ever from Jack Prodonovich: you're supposed to be having fun, you don't need to try to prove anything. Just have fun. Travel tip: Have some sort of dive/travel/accident insurance. I have DAN Insurance which covers pretty much anything that I would need medically or emergency transit from an area. Captain Dan Walsh Interview Time Stamps. 06:00 Dan Walsh introduction and background. San Diego Bottom Scratchers stories and vintage spearfishing equipment. 12:25 Halibut hunting (Barn-door shooting) in Dan's local waters with his buddy George 22:00 How did you make the transition from shore diving to boats and eventually Captaining boats 32:00 What was one of your biggest obstacles starting out? Spearfishing equipment availability. #mentioned Freediving Course with Mark Lozano and Ted Hartys Easy Frenzal Equalizing Course 35:00 What has been one of the best days out you've had? East Bonitas Island chasing White Sea Bass 41:30 What is your favorite species to hunt and how do you hunt them effectively? Halibut aka Barn Door 47:50 What is the toughest situation in the ocean you've been in and what did you learn from it? 62:00 What is the funniest thing you've seen out spearfishing? 67:00 What is in your spearfishing divebag? 73:00 Spearo Q&A Australian Spearfishing Retail Stores Adreno – Brisbane. 56 Deshon St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 Adreno – Melbourne. 1184 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VIC 3192 Adreno – Sydney. 1/678-682 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015 Adreno – Perth. 2C / 376 South St, O'Connor, WA, 6163 Spearfishing Superstore – Cairns. 303-305 Draper St, Parramatta Park QLD 4870 The Dive Shop – Port Lincoln. 4 S Quay Blvd, Port Lincoln SA 5606 Frogdive – Willoughby. 539 Willoughby Rd, NSW 2068 Spear and Fish Downunder – Newcastle. 990 Hunter street. Newcastle, NSW 2302 Spear West – 2/1 Baden Street, Osborne Park. Western Australia. 6017 Extreme Spearfishing – 1/539 Pitwater Road Brookevale, Sydney NSW 2100 USA Spearfishing Retail Stores The Dive Source – Florida 16 #2, 3721, St Augustine, Florida Oregon Freediving Company – Oregon City 919 7th St, Oregon Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the la

Interview with Rob Harrison | Spearfishing FUNdamentals The Veterans Vault section in this interview will serve as a blueprint for you if you are interested in starting and growing a spearfishing club. Rob Harrison was one of the core members responsible for driving extreme growth in the Auckland Freediving Club membership. Since then he has started a spearfishing training group called Spearfishing FUNdamentals. In this interview he discusses some of the core things clubs need to do to lay a foundation for growth such as having a powerful vision, establishing a cultural/social code, encouraging action oriented discussion and more. As usual there are tips to improve your hunting and freediving techniques along with a few laughs. Enjoy:) Listen & subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast A NSP listener (Vaughan Podbielski) reached out to me with this recommendation. "I take part in a spearfishing dedicated training group (pool fitness / Co2 etc and lake depth training), group called Spearfishing FUNdamentals. It's run by a good bugger named Rob Harrison. Rob is also an AIDA Master Instructor. I've just done my AIDA2 with him. Rob also used to be president of the Auckland Freediving Club but now focuses on spearfishing freediving. (also underwater hockey player for NZ)." Here is what Rob had to say about the club. "... we now have a good crew and take turns at writing up the plan and programs. We have done 12 week focused training plans and have had members progress from 10m to 30m divers as a result. The idea for group came about in my last year at the Auckland Freediving Club." Connect with the spearfishing FUNdamentals group on Facebook here Interview Time Stamps 3:00 Intro to Rob Harrison's background and stories starting out scuba diving and then freediving and spearfishing. 7:00 Early obstacles: Breath-hold and bottom time 8:45 Gary Conway early mentor and insights into exploring further species and using competitions to broaden your skills. 12:45 How did you develop your competition strategy? : Awesome tip "Ask the experienced guys after the competition finishes about specific species tactics. They are much more inclined to share rather than before or during. A few beers post comp will yield some awesome info." 17:00 Kings of the Coromandel Competition chat 21:18 Most memorable fish: 43kg (95lbs) Yellowtail Kingfish 26:00 Yellowtail Kingfish Eating Qualities + Robs Carpaccio Sashiimi Kingie Recipe 28:00 Spearfishing competition concept. Junior/Senior Partners 50% fish | 50% recipes 30:00 What is your favourite species to hunt and how do you hunt them effectively? Weedline Hunting: John Dory, Terakihi and Boarfish. Two strategies. Hanging off the weedline and making noise. Getting off the edge, laying facedown, throwing sand up and holding bottom time (keep your fins flat and still). 37:20 Veterans Vault: How to grow a spearfishing club and community How to grow a spearfishing club | Key Points Vision | Mission | Objectives are essential Contributing to social responsibility in a powerful way Develop the leaders and people in the club. Pay for their training. Minimum size of team leadership (5-8 is optimal) Let people use their initiative Have a social contract to build and self-enforce values in the community culture Retrospective club meetings involving BBQ. What are we doing well? What do we need to do more of? What do we need to stop are a few of the questions they asked each other at the meetings. Links to some of the items we discussed. Social contracts | Retrospectives | Spearfishing FUNdamentals on Facebook 63:40 What is one of the scariest moments you've had out spearfishing and what did you learn from it? 67:00 One of Rob's funniest experiences 70:00 What's in Robs' divebag 75:00 Spearo Q&A Most influential people in Robs spearfishing and freediving. Jonathan Sunnex (Freediving Instructor). Gary Conway and Craig Carter. During your 30+ years spearfishing slowng down is one of the biggest lesssona hes learned Dream future spearfishing destination is Ascension Island "A way to calm the mind, enjoy the outdoors and catch a feed in one sport" - Rob Harrison Connect with Rob Harrison Spearfishing Fundamentals Freediving course information These spearfishing retailers now have 99 Tips in stock!! Australian Spearfishing Retail Stores Adreno – Brisbane. 56 Deshon St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 Adreno – Melbourne. 1184 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VIC 3192 Adreno – Sydney. 1/678-682 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015 Adreno – Perth. 2C / 376 South St, O'Connor, WA, 6163 Spearfishing Superstore – Cairns. 303-305 Draper St, Parramatta Park QLD 4870 The Dive Shop – Port Lincoln. 4 S Quay Blvd, Port Lincoln SA 5606 Frogdive – Willoughby. 539 Willoughby Rd, NSW 2068 Spear and Fish Downunder – Newcastle. 990 Hunter street. Newcastle, NSW 2302 Spear West – 2/1 Baden Street, Osborne Park. Western Australia. 6017 Extreme Spearfishing – 1/539 Pitwater Road Brookevale, Sydney NSW 2100 USA Spearfishing Retail Stores The Dive Source –

Interview with Josh Pederson from ThisOceanLifeTV Josh joins me (Shrek) to give the lowdown about how to take a kid spearfishing but that's not all. He recounts a recent adventure bluewater hunting for the first time and shares some of the key takeaways from his trip. If you are into water sports along with your spearfishing then you need to meet Josh. He interviews watermen and women from multiple pursuits like SUP riding long distance, surfers, and more on his show called ThisOceanLifeTV Podcast – check it out….right after you listen to this interview! Time Stamps 10:40 All about Josh's show ThisOceanLifeTV Podcast 17:00 The love affair with all things water begins 21:00 Recent bluewater trip chasing Bluefin Tuna. Key takeaways and the anticipation. 37:10 The challenge of spearfishing with a focus on central California. Species, water temps and seasonal variations. Crucial RESOURCE mentioned: Sea Foragers Guide to the Northern California Coast 45:00 How do you deal with Leg Cramp? Endurolyte type tablet on Amazon here. Building leg strength in the gym also helps reduce cramp spearfishing according to Josh. 52:00 Hunting Cabezon tips. Often searching shallow yields the best fish. So wear a little extra weight and stay just outside the breaking surf zone. Josh recommends using a pole spear and keeping your body super compact. 57:45 Toughest situation in the ocean for Josh was paddling out into huge surf and not having a large enough surfboard and more importantly multiple exit points. His advice is spending more time planning and checking your ego at the door. 64:00 VETERANS VAULT: How to take a kid spearfishing First up: What is like a good rule of thumb for minimum age/capability etc? What crucial things do they need to know before they hit the water? What rules do you give them to keep them safe? What do you let them do? What kind of location is ideal for taking kids out? How do you get them to shoot that first fish? Do you need to help them frame the experience? What kind of things are important to teach them about spearfishing with regards to hunting ethics, valuing the ocean, respect etc 93:00 What is your funniest moment out spearfishing? 97:00 Spearo Q&A Spearfishing is an intimate connection with the ocean. Dave Bennei is Joshs favorite person to go spearfishing with. The White Sea Bass is a future goal fish. So check out Joshs Podcast at https://thisoceanlifetv.podbean.com/ Josh on Instagram | Facebook These spearfishing retailers now have 99 Tips in stock!! Australian Spearfishing Retail Stores Adreno – Brisbane. 56 Deshon St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 Adreno – Melbourne. 1184 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VIC 3192 Adreno – Sydney. 1/678-682 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015 Adreno – Perth. 2C / 376 South St, O'Connor, WA, 6163 Spearfishing Superstore – Cairns. 303-305 Draper St, Parramatta Park QLD 4870 The Dive Shop – Port Lincoln. 4 S Quay Blvd, Port Lincoln SA 5606 Frogdive – Willoughby. 539 Willoughby Rd, NSW 2068 Spear and Fish Downunder – Newcastle. 990 Hunter street. Newcastle, NSW 2302 Spear West – 2/1 Baden Street, Osborne Park. Western Australia. 6017 Extreme Spearfishing – 1/539 Pitwater Road Brookevale, Sydney NSW 2100 USA Spearfishing Retail Stores The Dive Source – Florida 16 #2, 3721, St Augustine, Florida Oregon Freediving Company – Oregon City 919 7th St, Oregon Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Join the Noob Spearo Community on Facebook

Interview with Sam Blount from Frontline Freediving Sam Blount from Frontline freediving in Wilmington, North Carolina joins us to share some very practical information for all spearos. Specifically we take a look at the 4 most serious types of injuries and accidents that can happen to spearos and then we scenario plan exactly how Sam would deal with each of these events. Sam's a former marine and has designed a trauma kit specifically for spearfishing so this episode covers a tonne of first responder information. As well as first aid we learn a whole lot about African Pompano and Hogfish as well as practical info for getting serious about underwater photography. On a personal level, this episode made me think about how I would respond in some tough situations and also fired me up to hunt AP's. Let us know what you think in the comments or join the conversation on Facebook here. Interview Time Stamps 8:00 Sam Introduction and a catchup about current spearfishing conditions in North Carolina 11:00 How Sam started spearfishing, Terry Maas Book 13:00 African Pompano (AP). Spearfishing, behaviour, food and the story of his first capture 18:00 North Carolina bottom, benthos and the local spearfishing experience 20:00 Hogfish research takeaways 22:30 Early obstacles spearfishing. Mark Winterburg and Brian Davis were two early mentors. Equalizing issues spearfishing. 26:45 What obstacle or issue are you working on right now? 28:00 What has been your most memorable catch spearfishing? 36:00 What is your favourite species to hunt and what technique do you use to hunt them effectively? 41:50 What is the scariest moment you've had in the ocean? 48:40 Veterans Vault: Frontline First Aid for Spearfishing (Spearfishing Trauma Kit Here) What are the three major injuries that can happen spearfishing? What is the treatment/process for each spearfishing related accident? What equipment to you need? What gear do you have in the Frontline First Aid Trauma/Response Kit? What to do in the event of shark bites, massive trauma (boat prop damage etc), burns, broken bones, puncture and stab wounds. How do you get an injured diver onto a boat? In the event of an unconscious diver get them to the surface, protect their airway, on the surface get their mask of their face and blow, tap, touch and check response, listen to the episode for more information from Sam After a blackout or samba the spearfisher should stop diving for the day and be under observation 77:00 What is one of the funniest moments you've had out spearfishing? 79:45 Do you recommend new spearos get a reelgun? 86:40 What's in your spearfishing dive bag? 88:50 What's your photography rig? Sony A6000/A6300 rig for starting Basic settings for spearfishing include 250 ss/500ss for faster moving animals like dolphins/ F8/ ISO below 800 (as low as you can go) What are some nice basic shots for guys starting out? Start sooner and get more footage Lightroom and Adobe 96:45 Spearo Q&A Who has been the most influential people in your spearfishing? What has been the best advice you've been given? 97:40 Where can people find you Sam? Instagram | Facebook | frontlinefreediving.com Check out the trauma kit discussed here Upcoming frontline freediving courses These spearfishing retailers now have 99 Tips in stock!! (does your retailer have it!) Adreno – Brisbane. 56 Deshon St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 Adreno – Melbourne. 1184 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VIC 3192 Adreno – Sydney. 1/678-682 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015 Adreno – Perth. 2C / 376 South St, O'Connor, WA, 6163 Spearfishing Superstore – Cairns. 303-305 Draper St, Parramatta Park QLD 4870 The Dive Shop – Port Lincoln. 4 S Quay Blvd, Port Lincoln SA 5606 Frogdive – Willoughby. 539 Willoughby Rd, NSW 2068 Spear and Fish Downunder – Newcastle. 990 Hunter street. Newcastle, NSW 2302 Spear West - 2/1 Baden Street, Osborne Park. Western Australia. 6017 Extreme Spearfishing - 1/539 Pitwater Road Brookevale, Sydney NSW 2100 Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology How to Spearfish Video Series with Aquatic Rehab TV: use the code NOOBPEARO to save! Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Join the Noob Spearo Community on Facebook

This epiode is a bit different. The first 30 minutes are all about improving your breath-hold using dry training. The second half of the show is a Cris Dillon Spearjunkies Update. These guys are travelling the world seeking 12 species that many of us can only dream about encountering. If you have trouble getting in the water at least a few times a week, then you will take some practical information out of the dry training section to improve your breath-hold. We can all do with more stoke factor and Cris from the Spearjunkies crew never fails to deliver with his stories, this time from adventures in Madagascar and Panama. Listen in! Interview Time Stamps (Full Dry Training Guide for Spearfishing here) 4:00 Dry Training for Spearfishing 5:00 Why would people consider dry training for improving their spearfishing performance 5:50 Can you increase your breath-hold using dry training? 7:10 Technique: The Turtle Walk. What is it and how do you do it? 9:45 The Couch Potato. Using advert breaks to train your breath-hold. Deep Spearfishing's 'Dive, Hold, Shoot series' 11:45 The Full Breath 13:30 What are CO2 tables and how do you use them? 16:30 What are O2 tables and how do you use them? 17:40 What is VO2 max training and how is relevant for spearfishing? 19:45 What are some good tools, apps and books for learning more about dry training for spearfishing? 23:40 What are some useful courses and programs to get some specific outcomes for spearfishing (Use code NOOBSPEARO to save) 10 Meter (30 Feet) Freediver 5 Minute Freediver How to improve your breath hold for spearfishing Video by Aquatic Rehab Full Dry Training For Spearfishing Guide Available Here 30:00 Where did you go in Panama? What were the target species and who did you go with? (Enrique Untiedt PanamaSpearfishing guide) Cubera Amberjack Tarpon Roosterfish 42:20 Where did you go in Madagascar? What were the target species? How did you guys go? Dogtooth Tuna Giant Trevally Sailfish (See the sailfish attack video here) What have you learned with regards to travelling with spearfishing equipment? What to pack? How many spearguns should you take? 55:30 What are the next trips you've got planned this year? Latham Islands off the coast of Tanzania Tonga New Zealand – 3 Kings Islands Follow the boys on Instagram here These spearfishing retailers now have 99 Tips in stock!! (does your retailer have it!) Adreno – Brisbane. 56 Deshon St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 Adreno – Melbourne. 1184 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VIC 3192 Adreno – Sydney. 1/678-682 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015 Adreno – Perth. 2C / 376 South St, O'Connor, WA, 6163 Spearfishing Superstore – Cairns. 303-305 Draper St, Parramatta Park QLD 4870 The Dive Shop – Port Lincoln. 4 S Quay Blvd, Port Lincoln SA 5606 Frogdive – Willoughby. 539 Willoughby Rd, NSW 2068 Spear and Fish Downunder – Newcastle. 990 Hunter street. Newcastle, NSW 2302 Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Join the Noob Spearo Community on Facebook

Interview with Wayne Judge Wayne is an absolute gun at coaching spearos to improve their spearfishing. This episode has some excellent takeaways for guys wanting to improve their breath-hold, finning technique and become more effective in the water. He achieves these results by getting people into regular pool training using targeted exercises in a 12 week program. This episode we also dig into hunting Dogtooth Tuna. Despite Wayne being self-deprecating with regards to his hunting ability, we get a tonne of actionable intel from him in order to hunt Dogtooth Tuna successfully. Do not miss this episode - subscribe to the Noob Spearo Podcast via the links below. Listen in for some Wayne Judge spearfishing training tips! Interview Time Stamps 7:00 Wayne Judge's spearfishing origins | Sydney spearfishing and the North Shore Underwater Crew 13:00 Wayne shares the story of the one that got away 14:45 Memorable spearfishing experience starting spearfishing with his son Ant Judge (Ants interview here) 16:30 Advice for guys getting started spearfishing in South East Queensland 17:30 What is your favorite species to hunt spearfishing? Dogtooth Tuna 17:45 What are some tips for hunting Dogtooth Tuna 23:00 What is the toughest situation you've had in the ocean? 27:40 Veterans Vault - Wayne Judge Spearfishing Training - in the pool What are you most proud of as a freediving coach? How do you train for spearfishing? Why can't guys just spearfish more? What does your training program look like? What progress can people expect from doing a 12 week program? What is CO2 training? What is O2 training? Can you give us a specific example of one pool training method for spearfishing? What are the problems you see consistently with spearos? Audience questions. How important are surface intervals? What is your opinion on purge valves? 68:00 What is the funniest thing you have experienced out in the ocean? Find Wayne Judge on Instagram here Find Brisbane Bullsharks here These spearfishing retailers now have 99 Tips in stock!! (let your retailer know that they should stock it!) Adreno - Brisbane. 56 Deshon St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 Adreno - Melbourne. 1184 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VIC 3192 Adreno - Sydney. 1/678-682 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015 Adreno - Perth. 2C / 376 South St, O'Connor, WA, 6163 Spearfishing Superstore - Cairns. 303-305 Draper St, Parramatta Park QLD 4870 The Dive Shop - Port Lincoln. 4 S Quay Blvd, Port Lincoln SA 5606 Frogdive - Willoughby. 539 Willoughby Rd, NSW 2068 Spear and Fish Downunder - Newcastle. 990 Hunter street. Newcastle, NSW 2302 Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie....this interview is terrible. Turbo and Nikki gang up on me and talk Strayan non-stop....nah jokes. This is a very good interview with a super knowledgeable and a really good communicator. Nikki Watt is the womans spearfishing world record and Australian record holder for Black Marlin and in this interview she shares the story of their epic one hour batttle. Nikki's observational skills come through loud and clear in this chat and I learned several things about hunting dogtooth tuna and spearfishing equipment. This was a bloody fun interview but let us know what you think in the comments or even better leave us an honest review! Nikki Watt Interview Time Stamps 2:00 Introduction and greeting 5:30 Nikki's spearfishing beginnings and background 7:45 First fish on the spear 8:50 Early issues - equalizing problems spearfishing 12:35 Early equipment lessons and a funny story about using a fuel line for a snorkel 14:50 Did you have a spearfishing mentor? Unique female struggles 21:40 Memorable fish - 154.9kg Black Marlin the womans world record! 28:25 What is your favourite fish to hunt and what spearfishing hunting techniques do you use? 33:50 What is the toughest situation you have experienced in the ocean? 40:00 Veterans Vault - Hunting Pelagic Fish such as Spanish Mackerel, Dogtooth Tuna and Wahoo 53:30 Funniest times spearfishing 54:45 Do you have any advice for women getting into spearfishing? 57:00 What is in your divebag? 61:00 Who is the best person to go spearfishing with and why? 62:55 What spearfishing destination would you like to conquer next? 63:30 What is the single best piece of advice you've ever been given for spearfishing? 63:55 Who has been the most influential person in your spearfishing? Find Nikki on Instagram here @wattbry_ THESE SPEARFISHING RETAILERS NOW HAVE 99 TIPS TO GET BETTER AT SPEARFISHING IN STOCK:) Actionable info to improve your spearfishing! Adreno - Brisbane. 56 Deshon St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 Adreno - Melbourne. 1184 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VIC 3192 Adreno - Sydney. 1/678-682 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015 Adreno - Perth. 2C / 376 South St, O'Connor, WA, 6163 Spearfishing Superstore - Cairns. 303-305 Draper St, Parramatta Park QLD 4870 The Dive Shop - Port Lincoln. 4 S Quay Blvd, Port Lincoln SA 5606 Frogdive - Willoughby. 539 Willoughby Rd, NSW 2068 Spear and Fish Downunder - Newcastle. 990 Hunter street. Newcastle, NSW 2302 Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here

Interview with Josh Humbert Kamoka Pearls, hyperventilation, visualization for spearfishing and even a severe code brown story! This interview with Josh Humbert has a hell of a lot of nuggets in it and not just brown ones. We discuss his early beginnings in the ocean and encountering a complete lack of information which resulted in a near miss that helped him to take his approach to freediving and spearfishing a little differently. I seriously encourage you to listen into an experienced waterman share some hard won tips and insights in this Noob Spearo Podcast interview. Spearfishing News and Updates Spearfishing NSW LOCKOUT: Read more about it here STOP the Lockout Group on Facebook here Kamoka Pearls Discount Code - perfect gift for the woman in your life. Use the code noob15 to save 15% How to cook Squid and Abalone - Underwater Ally Video Guide North Shore Underwater Club - Sydney Spearfishing Club for New Divers Do the right thing - learn your local rules | Miami Herald story here Near miss - blackout rescue and resuscitation | Palm Beach Post story here Man shoots himself in the foot - Speargun safety | Story here Free Audiobook - 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing audio guide here! Spearo Log is available on Amazon! 99 Tips Softcover is available on Amazon! Indiegogo still have the hardcover/spearo log combo here but if you want to avoid postage! These spearfishing retailers now have 99 Tips in stock!! (let your retailer know that they should stock it!) Adreno Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and now Perth Spearfishing Superstore Cairns Dive Shop Port Lincoln Josh Humbert Interview Timestamps 13:00 Josh's background and early beginnings in the ocean and spearfishing. He caught his first fish at 2 years old! 22:00 Early obstacles - lack of information. Hyperventilating and a near miss 29:45 Most memorable fish 33:05 Portland spearfishing - species, prevailing conditions, issues, and places to go Hunting technique - bottom time approach on Jacks 49:25 Scariest moment 55:40 Veterans Vault - Visualization for Spearfishing What is Visualization? How does it apply to spearfishing? What are some of the benefits of visualization? How do you do it effectively? What does your visualization process look like? How long do you spend doing this? 66:10 What is funniest moment you've had out spearfishing? 70:50 What is in your spearfishing divebag? 72:30 Spearo Q&A - Turbo's Turds What does the spearfishing mean to you in one sentence? If you had to start spearfishing all over again, what would you do differently? What is the spearfishing destination that you haven't visited that you would like to? If guys are going to dive Tahiti where should they go? Connect with Josh On Instagram | Twitter Kamoka Pearls use the code noob15 to save 15% Josh's Underwater and surf photography portfolio Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trialhere. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. Email [email protected] for a super deal for downunder spearos (Australia/New Zealand/South Africa) Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here

12 Tips to Improve Your Spearfishing Extracts from the full audiobook 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing Concise actionable information to improve your spearfishing in an audio format. This episode has a 12 tip selection from the audio book 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing. If you would like to get hold of the full free version check it out here http://www.audibletrial.com/noobspearo (and support the Noob Spearo Podcast;) Learn spearfishing at noobspearo.com Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here

Sustainable Spearfishing Interview with Andrew Lewin from Speak Up For The Blue Podcast This episode is a chat about the concept of sustainability and how we can each get involved in looking after the marine environment. Speak Up For The Blue Podcast Host and self proclaimed Oceanpreneur Andrew Lewin joins me in a wide ranging conversation about spearfishing, sustainability and being more aware of ocean conservation efforts in general. If you spend time in the ocean, there are a few interesting discussion points in this interview including fisheries management, parrot fish impacts on reefs, previous research on the Mississippi plume that Andrew was involved in, spearfishing groups that remove invasive species and cutting through the noise around the word 'sustainable'. I thoroughly enjoyed myself but please share your thoughts about the episode with me on the Noob Spearo Facebook Community Group here. Connect with Andrew and Speak Up For The Blue Site | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube Sustainable Spearfishing Interview Highlights 7:00 Andrew Lewin introduction and background 12:00 Parrot fish Discussion 24:00 Studying the Mississippi River Plume in the Gulf of Mexico 29:00 What is your perspective of spearfishing and spearo's? 32:40 What fisheries management strategies are effective and which are not? 43:00 Dynamite fishing and cyanide. Discussion about pressures on fisheries around the world. 45+ How spearo's can contribute to marine conservation Other Links and Articles Mentioned 99 Tips To Get Better At Spearfishing Amazon (no pics) | Indiegogo On Demand IN THE NEWS. Spearo's rescued: a couple of blokes in the UK became stuck on some rocks at Wembury point due to a big rushing tide. They were successfully rescued by the Plymouth Coastguard RNLI. This one highlights the trouble you can get yourself into with current and tide. If you are diving a new spot find out from the locals about current and check the tide times and the size of the tide. If you have a large volume of water moving between tides it means that you will have a lot of run which isnt much fun! Full article here This article is a look at how the abalone fishery closure has increased the number of guys learning spearfishing. He also highlights the present concerns about overabundance of purple urchins. Now Urchins or (Kina in New Zealand, Uni in Japan) are a delicacy but they require a gentle introduction as the taste is quite strong. So here are some basics for having a try yourself. Turn the urchin upside down and stick your knife in the hole and work it backwards and forwards using force rather than the blade (or you can break it open with the backend of you knife) Give it a rinse in salty water (on the day is best) and this will get rid of most of the crap) Get a teaspoon in there and scoop out the orange row and put in in a separate container. You can eat it exactly like that with no cooking or anything but its a string taste. Personally I like them most of the time although they do seem to change taste with water temp and i dont know what else. If you want to try it like that maybe you could have it with lemon and soy or even better keep it and try out this recipe 'CHILLED SEA URCHIN AND FARRO PASTA - its super simple. Pretty much just cook the pasta and then add the urchin, sauce and some herbs together in a bowl then cook and combine. It looks delicious and you are helping the environment over there by utilizing this resource and correcting an imbalance in the local ecosystem there in California. Sea Urchin in general are a highly sustainable seafood but ask local people in your area first if you are not sure. Recent research published in International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICES MArine Science Journal covers an interesting topic.Spearfishing modulates flight initiation distance of fishes: the effects of protection, individual size, and bearing a speargun I think this article is interesting because it highlights a number of important factors. Spearfishing changes your body language. Holding a speargun changes the way fish perceive you. Is that because they can visually distinguish you have a weapon? Check out this article i will link up to think about it further. Also fish populations behavior changes when faced with regular spearfishing pressure. Now if you have been spearfishing one area for a long time and experience the summertime spearo phenomenon this is not news to you. This is why experienced guys head deeper and wider - they want to avoid spots that face regular spearo invasion. This also means that many fish populations can protect their numbers to an extent when faced with spearfishing pressure. However I read this article by Lebanese spearos who have smashed their local waters and simply changed tactics to capture more fish. In this article they directly talk about changing local spearos and other fisherman's attitudes towards fishing practices but its not easy as their livelihoods depend on it. I

Interview with Alex Davis from Spearfishing Barbados Full Shownotes and Pictures here at noobspearo.com the home of the best spearfishing blog and podcast! British spearfishing and freediving instructor Alex Davis joins me from Barbados to share his spearfishing story. I learn about how he started his business, Spearfishing Barbados, his freediving experience and we dial right in on targeting Lionfish. Topics covered include Lionfish range, size, breeding, predators, food source, how to find them and how to deal with the spines. This is an informative chat and I thoroughly enjoyed talking about filleting, a good GoPro alternative, Barbados spearfishing conditions and some of the lessons Alex has learned over the years. Check it out and join the conversation on Facebook here. Interview Time highlights 00:00 News and updates from Turbo 04:00 Alex Davis introduction and a bit of info about how he started his spearfishing and freediving business in Barbados 07:00 What are Barbados spearfishing conditions and benthos like? What species do you target? 12:00 What kinds of things did you struggle with when you started spearfishing? 16:00 What has been your most memorable catch to date? 22:00 What is one of your favorite spearfishing hunting techniques? 28:00 Veterans Vault - Targeting Lionfish General overview of the species, behavior, reproduction, range and size Explanation of their spines, venom and what happens if you get stung along with treatment What are the benefits of targeting Lionfish? What are some common mistakes that divers make hunting them? How do you prepare them for eating? What filleting knives do you use? What equipment do you need for Lionfish hunting and filleting? EMT Shears (Amazon affiliate link here - as mentioned in the show) Lionfish website with pictures, videos and more information for filleting, de-spining and more here 53:00 What is the funniest moment you have experienced out spearfishing? A Stonefish Experience! 55:00 What is in your spearfishing dive bag? Paralenz Camera here (finally a GoPro alternative!) - check out the VIDEO quality here Hecs Dive Skin Deep Apnea Fins Cressi Nano Mask Cressi Pole Spear 67:00 Spearo Q&A What is the single best piece of advice you've been given for spearfishing? If you had to start all over again what would you do differently? Who is the best person to go spearfishing with and why? What would be your fish of a lifetime? Could you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you ion one sentence? How can you find Alex and Spearfishing Barbados Spearfishing Barbados here | Facebook | Instagram Freediving Barbados here | Facebook | Instagram Spearfishing Barbados on YouTube Noob Spearo Facebook Community on Facebook Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. HECS – Top of the line spearfishing suits incorporating uniquely patented technology to help you get closer to marine life. Listen to our full Q&A with Warren Bird to learn more about the latest in spearfishing innovation. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology HowToFreedive.com Use the code noobspearo to save 20%

Interview with Eckhart Benkenstein Full shownotes available at http://www.noobspearo.com/noob-spearo-podcast/eckhart-berkenstein-catching-crayfish/ Episode 81 is all things Crayfish aka Lobster. We learn about finding them, approaching them, grabbing them and even killing and cooking them. If you haven't started catching crayfish yet then this is a great place to start. This interview is also our longest one and its for good reason as Eckhart takes us all over the place. We discuss good boating practices, hunting tactics, equipment pro's and con's and find out about his early days spearfishing in South Africa. This is a cool chat with a great bloke who lives, dives and works in the Melbourne area alongside previous guest, Sven Franklin. If you are interested in helping Eckhart out with his drive to collect wetsuits for his South African waves for change project, please look further below for details. TIME STAMPS 00:00 Shout outs and spearfishing news 04:30 Getting started in Namibia. Early beginnings chasing crayfish and starting to see fish. 11:00 First fish with borrowed gear 16:00 Obstacles. Learning weather and conditions. Poor habits with surface intervals and lessons learned. 24:00 Spearfishing boats - keeping divers safe and being a good boatie 37:50 Memorable fish story - White Mussel Cracker 46:00 Spearfishing hunting techniques Catching Crayfish with Eckhart 51:45 Veterans Vault - how to find and hunt crayfish or lobster Where can people find out more about their crayfishery? What equipment do you need for catching crayfish? How do you find them? How do you find a good hole? How do you position yourself for grabbing a crayfish? How do you grab them? How big do they get there in Melbourne? How do you cook them? Discussion about storing them, killing them, and parboiling Hole diving and looking after each other 85:00 What has been your funniest experience out spearfishing? 88:00 What is in your dive bag from head to toe? Huge discussion on spearfishing equipment 105:00 Spearo Q&A Can you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you in one sentence? What is the single best piece of advice you've been given for spearfishing? Who has been the most influential person or people in your spearfishing? During your 15 years of spearfishing, what is the single biggest lesson? If you could go spearfishing anywhere and had an unlimited budget, where would you go? Find Eckhart on Social Media at Salt Session Freediving Instagram Facebook Waves for change - wetsuit donations wanted for South Africa. Drop them at Adreno stores in Melbourne Address: 1184 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VICTORIA 3192, Australia (find out more about Waves for Change here) Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. HECS – Top of the line spearfishing suits incorporating uniquely patented technology to help you get closer to marine life. Listen to our full Q&A with Warren Bird to learn more about the latest in spearfishing innovation. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology HowToFreedive.com Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here

Spearjunkies Spearfishing Video Series Full Shownotes and Photos at the Noob Spearo Spearfishing HQ here 4 Spearos, 12 Destinations & an Ambitious Target Species List Chris Dillon joins us to chat all about a spearfishing TV show he is in the process of creating alongside 3 other very well known spearos. MJK, Chris Coates and Barret Harvey are collaborating with Cris to explore some of the world's greatest spearfishing locations to target a list of species that no single spearo has taken alone. Check this episode out to learn how you can win a hat and follow along on the spearjunkies spearfishing video journey. 5:00 Overview of the spearjunkies T.V series Where did the inspiration come from? What are you doing? Who is involved? What species are you targeting? What is the cost of this? 11:00 What have you already filmed? What species have you already taken? 13:00 A great trick from Chris Coates for spearfishing in current 16:00 How do you go about hunting Marlin? What are some of the crucial things you've learned? 25:00 Where are you going to next? What species and locations are coming next? 34:00 Where can people find out more? email [email protected] @spearjunkies on Instagram here Mentioned in the show 99 Tips To Get Better At Spearfishing on Indiegogo here Free Audible Trial - Get 99 Tips to Get Better At Spearfishing the audio version free here 2018 USOA National Spearfishing Championships in Florida (full story here) Ryan Myers Blackout Story here Local Kill For A Cause - Buzzmill, Texas. Tillapia and Pleco elimination Special Back Catalogue Deal with Spearing Magazine - email [email protected] Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Huge savings with their EASTER SALE! Get DOUBLE savings with our CODE and the EASTER SALE HECS – Top of the line spearfishing suits incorporating uniquely patented technology to help you get closer to marine life. Listen to our full Q&A with Warren Bird to learn more about the latest in spearfishing innovation. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology HowToFreedive.com Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here

Interview with Sven Franklin This interview we head down to the hipster capitol of Australia Melbourne to chat with Sven Franklin. We chat all about Club Spearfish, a local spearo club where they have a great culture and some pretty cool meetups. Sven also gives us a good overview of Melbourne spearfishing species and areas to go as well as some idea about weather and conditions which is always helpful. I thoroughly enjoyed this chat and Sven reinforced several huge factors for improving your spearfishing such as the importance of hydration, being a good buddy and staying grateful. Listen in! Mentioned in the show was this article by Sven called What I Learned In My First Year Spearfishing - check it out:) Time Stamps 5:00 Sven's background and beginnings spearfishing. Scuba fins and his first leather jacket. 7:30 What ate the target species in Melbourne? What are the productive locations and structure? 20:00 What has been your most memorable spearfishing catch so far? 24:30 What other Melbourne species are great for new spearo's? 27:45 What has been your toughest situation in the ocean so far? 30:00 Have you kept a dive log since you started spearfishing? 32:00 Veterans Vault - How do I find a spearfishing buddy? 37:50 What has been your funniest moment out spearfishing so far? 40:00 What is in you spearfishing dive bag? Roller Speargun Conversion Tutorial Video with Turbo 46:00 Spearo Q&A Can you explain what the spearfishing experience means t you What is the single best piece of advice youve been gf-ve? Who has been the most influential person in your spearfishing? If you could start spearfishing all over again, what would you do differently What is the single biggest thing youve learned in your first year spearfishing? Find Sven on Instagram here Join the Noob Spearo Facebook community here Club Spearfish Melbourne on Facebook here Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Huge savings with their EASTER SALE! Get DOUBLE savings with our CODE and the EASTER SALE HECS – Top of the line spearfishing suits incorporating uniquely patented technology to help you get closer to marine life. Listen to our full Q&A with Warren Bird to learn more about the latest in spearfishing innovation. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology HowToFreedive.com Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Noob Spearo Shirts also available on our Kickstarter campaign – get on it:) Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here

Interview with Andre Rerekura Check out the full shownotes at noobspearo.com/andre If you would like to learn more about spearfishing setups for chasing big Dogtooth Tuna, underwater photography or even the mindset of an experienced watermen, then this episode with Andre Rerekura is for you. Andre is one of the co-founders of Terra Australis, a collaborative between some very talented guys who make films in and on the ocean. In this chat we learn a tonne of hunting insights while meeting a spearo whose mindset has shifted from shooting fish every chance he gets to selecting and taking a fish only when he's hungry. If you would like to connect with Andre check him out at Andre Rerekura Creative here | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Terra Australis TV site and links below! IN THE NEWS! Follow Spearjunkies on Instagram. 12 Part TV series targeting different species around the world Audible.com Get 99 Tips To Get Better at Spearfishing audiobook free along with a 30 day trial. Spearfishing Kickstarter Campaign - Ending Soon! Check out our book here Ocean Photography Workshop. 6 days in Fiji with Andre Rerekura - check it out here! 4:00 Andre's Background 7:00 Starting out spearfishing in Port Macquarie. Broomstick spearguns and an old classic 'Tourist' 10:00 Meeting Travis Corken 12:00 Early obstacles. Swell, finding spots and working with local conditions. 15:00 Most memorable spearfishing catches. Dogtooth Tuna 76kgs How did you hunt that fish? What was your spearfishing setup? What are some of the biggest things you've learned with equipment setups for big fish? What are your thoughts for shot placement on Dogtooth Tuna? 25:00 What is your favorite spearfishing hunting technique? Spanish Mackerel or King Mackerel (USA) Where do you find them? Do you find they behave differently depending on where you are in the water column? 30:00 How has your mindset changed over the years spearfishing? 33:00 What is one of the toughest situations you've had out in the ocean? Andres SWB rescue guide video DANs reporting site for freediving near misses and accidents Brisbane Bullsharks freediving squad in Brisbane 45:00 Veterans Vault - Making Underwater Films What were some of your early mistakes and takeaways filming? What camera and setup do you use? What software are you using for editing? Do you collaborate with editing? Do you have a system for preparing for a video shoot? Terra Australis Website | Instagram | Youtube | Facebook 64:00 What is the funniest thing you've seen out spearfishing? 66:00 What is in your spearfishing equipment bag? HECS Stealth Wetsuits Octo Masks Rubber weight belt Special Fins 75:00 Spearo Q&A What does the spearfishing experience mean to you in one sentence? If you had to start all over again, what would you do differently? Who is the best person to go spearfishing with and why? If you could only choose one place to go spearfishing, where would you go? Who have been the most influential spearos in your journey? Whats the single best best piece of advice you've ever been given (for spearfishing)? If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would you say? Where can people come and find Terra Australis? Terra Australis Website | Instagram | Youtube | Facebook Mentioned in the intro Spearjunkies on Instagram Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial - Free Audio Version on 99 Tips To Get Better At Spearfishing or a book of your choice spearfishing.com.au Easter Sale + NOOBSPEARO code = DOUBLE SAVINGS Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Huge savings with their EASTER SALE! Get DOUBLE savings with our CODE and the EASTER SALE HECS - Top of the line spearfishing suits incorporating uniquely patented technology to help you get closer to marine life. Listen to our full Q&A with Warren Bird to learn more about the latest in spearfishing innovation. Audible.com Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here. Check out the latest in spearfishing fin technology HowToFreedive.com Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Noob Spearo Shirts also available on our Kickstarter campaign – get on it:) Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here

Interview with HECs Aquatic's Warren Bird A fast paced Q&A about the HECs Stealth System Wetsuit Technology The HECS technology came on our radar about 12 months ago and we've watched as its progressed. After 6 or more of our former guests all started wearing and benefiting from the HECS technology, we thought it was high time we reached out and got Warren on the show. We also reached out to the Noob Spearo Community on Facebook and got a hefty number of questions and so we ask them all in this chat. Standout for me in this episode were some of the other lesser known benefits of the suit such as greater warmth factor and durability. Have a listen for yourself and let us know your thoughts in the comment at noobspearo.com/hecs Hecs Episode Time Stamps News, iTunes Reviews, Kickstarter Project update, Purple Urchin Removal Event, Fishnerds Podcast Interview St Patricks Day lost spearos rescued by Clifden Lifeboat Purple Urchin Project with the Nor Cal Underwater Hunters Shreks Interview on Fish Nerds Podcast including his 5 Tips for new spear fishers Kickstarter Project 99 Tips to Get Better At Spearfishing 153% funded! Facebook Noob Spearo Spearfishing Community Group 10:00 Warren Bird Introduction Part 1 The HECS Technology What is the Hecs technology? Alex Hill "Can you get him to explain the hecs technology because I have heard a lot of people swear by it but I can't fathom how it works" What is the faraday cage? How does it work? Where did it come from? This question from Simon Trippe "What the concept was originally thought up for? Spearing fish or something else altogether? How have you tested and proven this technology? Riley Elliot HECs demonstration video HECs Aquatic Site - Justin Lee Vid Part 2 - The HECS wetsuit Warmth - seams, neoprene. Compression. Do they compress over time? Comfort - fit. Are the suits stiffer? What about range of motion? Range of motion. Spandex, carbon grid and integrating the technology discussion. Getting the suit on and off, is this a challenge? Durability: Padding. Is there a chest loading pad? If you rip a HECs wetsuit, how do you repair it? Is the tech compromised after tearing it? HECs suits 2 degrees Celcius warmer than comparable thickness suits. Function: I like the camo and camo seems very subjective. Does camo work? What are your thoughts? What has made you keep the technology in-house? Spearfishing world reception to HECs: Customer adoption curve. DISCUSSION Spearos are infamous for not being early adopters to technology. Reelguns, roller heads, carbon fiber fins copped a flogging when they arrived on the scene and even the single barbed flopper tip. For spearfishing, innovation adoption has a funny track record. It's a fact I wrote about a year ago for Adreno, here is the article about spearfishing innovation. Looking at the about product adoption curve and thinking about where the HECS technology is positioned, where would you say you are? DEVILS ADVOCATE Is there any evidence to prove that the HECS suit gives the spearfishing hunter an advantage? Is it true that HECS is not effective on all species? Spearfishing species don't all use electronic signals for analyzing prey and food? Gio Vitale "Yeah I'm curious how the massive electrical output from a shark shield supposedly doesn't effect fish but a tiny output from a human body supposedly does. Electricity diffuses quickly in water and fish only have a lateral line not ampullae of lorenzini… " Can't guys just become better hunters and not need HECS? Does the suit afford an unfair advantage to the diver? And will this mean more fish are taken every year? The crayfish/lobsters seem to be particularly influenced by the HECS technology particularly in the gloves. What is the wear like? How long do they last? Crayfish are tough buggers. HECS on Crayfish Video If you are a crap hunter will HECS help you to shoot fish? Which story or situation has been your proudest achievement with the HECS suit? More Listener questions Peter McDonald Says "It seems HECS has a strong focus on underwater photography/research potential, however equipment such as cameras emit their own electrical signals that sharks and other animals sense (and often investigate), have you considered attempting camera/equipment covers to prevent any further interference created by these devices? And if not feel free to send me a L/4 Bluewater 3mm for the idea..." Kabir Parker "Is there a new stealth screen coming out in the future. What's happening in the future for HECS?" Jon Stevens "David J Hochman and Nick Fazah had a discussion yesterday at the seminar about how HECS covers the electrical signals but not the heart rate and how fish read your heart rate. Perhaps a discussion on the podcast on what is more effective "covering electrical signals" or "keeping a low heart rate" and how fish read both." Find HECS here; Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Former Guests on the show wearing the HECs suit Travis Corken Chris Coates Jaga Crossingham David O

Interview with John Pengelly Find a comprehensive blog on all the facets of spearfishing here Dual spearfishing world record holder John Pengelly joins us and shares the tales of these two special fish taken from the waters of French Polysnesia. On his second day in the Austral Islands John took the opportunity to shoot a 137 lb or 62.6 kg Wahoo that beat out the former record by more than 12lbs. As if the Wahoo wasn't enough John went out again and shot a 240 lb or 109 kg Dogtooth Tuna smashing the former 91kg, 200.4 lb model taken by former guest on the show Cameron Kirkconnell in Indonesia. This interview is packed full of practical information and ideas to improve your spearfishing. Listen in! Key takeaways for me from this interview Opportunity (good and bad) comes when you least expect it Body positioning for pelagics + shot placement is crucial (listen for further detail) Stay calm in tough situations by doing the best you can with what you've got + keep a good first aid kit Taking a world record. Using certified scales and taking the second shot with a speargun you loaded yourself Prepare your gear a week in advance of a big trip As if this bloke wasn't cool enough with two impressive world record fish he then had to go and get himself a girlfriend that loves spearfishing as well (I'm glad she gave him some encouragement to come on the show:)Thanks for giving him a push Hilary! Down to earth, relaxed and insightful. That was my impression of John after an hour chatting with him on this interview. Listen in for some awesome tips and insights from John Pengelly! Episode Time Stamps 5:00 How John started spearfishing 7:00 First memorable fish and learning how to start regularly spearfishing Coral Trout. We have a good discussion about learning early hunting techniques 11:00 French Polynesia - a trip straight off the back of an (unsuccessful) trip to Norfolk Island. John was working at Ocean Hunter in New Zealand at the time when he was given the opportunity to head over and hunt with well regarded spearfishing Gerard Grave aka "G" in the Austral Islands G's French Polynesian backyard. This is one hell of a story about one hell of a trip. Two very special fish taken over several days. 38:00 What were your major struggles when you started spearfishing? Inadequate information Freediving and pushing breath-hold with mates What helped with your spearfishing? Freedive pool training, USFA safety video (link below), mentors and experienced spearos 41:00 What are your current spearfishing challenges? 45:00 What is your favorite spearfishing hunting technique and how do you apply it effectively? Be relaxed and keep your body language calm. Slow movements Take in your surroundings and get out of the 'seek and destroy' mentality Learn fish body language. Watch and observe before pulling the trigger Coral Trout - approach them from the top in free fall. Especially for the cagey big ones! Adopt the attitude that going home empty handed is ok 50:00 What has been your toughest situation in the ocean? (we get 3!) A mate blacking out in Johns early days and timely rescue John's been attacked by a Bull Shark off Lamont Reef A mate falling 7 meters from a rock and landed on his head 66:00 Veterans Vault - Understanding the Oceans Cycles Don't believe everything you hear Keep a Dive Log Develop your own forecasting methods Learn to enjoy the whole spearfishing process 75:00 Whats the funniest moment you've had out spearfishing? 79:00 What is in your spearfishing divebag? 82:00 Spearo Q&A What is the single best piece of advice you've been given spearfishing? Who has been the most influential person in your spearfishing? During your 11 years spearfishing what is the biggest lesson you've learned? What does the spearfishing experience mean to you in one sentence? Who is the best person to go spearfishing with and why? Mentioned in the show Erez Beatus freediving video Wayne Judge Spearfishing guide Gerard Grave 'G' Brett Vercoe - Liquid Focus Weatherwatch APP Westpac Rescue Helicopter Air Sea Rescue men and women everywhere RACQ Rescue Helicopter RACQ Life Flight Connect with John on Instagram here As mentioned our Kickstarter campaign is live and more than 50% funded! Buy your fully illustrated copy of 99 Tips To Get Better At Spearfishing here Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Huge savings with their EASTER SALE! Get DOUBLE savings with our CODE and the EASTER SALE Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. 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Noob Spearo on Kickstarter Noob Spearo + Kickstarter = 99 Tips To Get Better at Spearfishing in your hands This episode is all about getting Noob Spearo on Kickstarter. We chat about how we can supply you guys with cool rewards for helping us to launch our illustrated 99 Tips To Get Better at Spearfishing to the world via kickstarter. We are also joined by Lucas Handley (@insta here) via Tales from the Tinny's, Michael Kermode who is doing some roving stories for us that will hopefully continue as this is possibly one of the coolest segments we've ever had on the show. If you would like to consider backing out project then check out our Noob Spearo Kickstarter Page here Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here HowToFreedive.com Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group Sign Me Up Boys!

Interview with Anthony Hafoka Learn more at noobspearo.com the home of spearfishing tips, articles and podcast for the developing spearo. Benefits of CO2 training for spearfishing Fitness – better than altitude training Lose Weight Swimming and Movement in the water The Relaxation>Self Control Reflex Recovery Breathing Time in the Water Increases Red Blood cell count and volume Anthony joins us from New Zealand to chat about his experiences spearfishing and playing underwater hockey. This chat has some great insights about breathing, specifically surface intervals and recovery breathing. I enjoyed the stories and tips about blackout, training and thinking more seriously about buying a dive watch to help you keep a longer surface interval. If you would like to learn about CO2 training benefits then this is a good listen. Time Stamps 5:00 Anthony Hafoka introduction and background 8:00 Obstacles spearfishing and some of the benefits/strengths he had going into it 9:00 Early mentors and opportunities 11:00 Can you share a story about a memorable spearfishing catch? 2 for 1 13:00 Snapper hunting? How did you start successfully targeting them? How do you hunt snapper effectively? What techniques work consistently? How do you burley or chum effectively? 21:00 What is the toughest situation in the ocean you've been in? 24:00 Veterans Vault: Benefits of CO2 training for spearfishing Greater tolerance to higher levels of CO2 from playing Underwater Hockey and Rugby What are physiological benefits of underwater hockey and rugby? How do you recovery breathe? What are some of the other benefits to playing underwater hockey and rugby? What are your insights around surface intervals? 45:00 What is one of the funniest things you've seen out spearfishing? 48:00 What is in your spearfishing divebag? 51:00 Spearo Q&A Mentioned Find Anthony on Facebook or Twitter Axemen Spearfishing Club Auckland University Underwater Club Sean Hartley Underwater Hockey - rules, players, equipment and more. Divewatch - Suunto D4F mentioned - use the code: NOOBSPEARO to save $20 Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Use the code noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here HowToFreedive.com Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group Sign Me Up Boys!

Interview with Chris Dillon This interview brought to you by http://www.noobspearo.com/ Spearfishing hunting techniques for days in this interview. Cris walks us through techniques he has used to successfully hunt Bohar Snapper, Kuta (Spanish Mackerel), and Yellowfin Tuna. In the Veterans Vault Cris shares 9 huge spearfishing tips and at least a few will surprise you. His preparation for this interview was excellent and the information shared is absolutely gold. With several world records, countless spearfishing in exotic locations and his practical South African manner Cris is a real wealth of knowledge and this interview is brilliant. I have to admit it, I'm spewing I missed this chat with Cris. Due to time and work and pressures I couldn't make it so yesterday I had a few rum and cokes and listened to Turbo's first solo interview with Cris and I really enjoyed it. This is a lekker chat with a cool bloke! I sat there taking notes at times as Chris lays out some great insights and tips that he's learned from countless hours spearfishing, talking and watching legends spear and applying his own research and theories. The things that stood out particularly for me were his breath-up technique, 3 specific species hunting techniques, Bok Koors (Buck fever in Afrikaans) and his passion for the sport. Have a listen! Time Stamps 4:00 Cris's background and beginnings spearfishing. Stealing his Fathers speargun with his brother and getting into mischief with his love of the water. Underwater hockey, triathlons and Lake Kariba. 7:00 Spearfishing Mentors: Mark Jackson and Adriaan Kriel (AK) 11:00 What changes and improvements did you see when you got more serious about spearfishing in your early 40's? 14:00 What are some of your most memorable spearfishing catches? The 3 special fish he landed! Bluefin Tuna Spearfishing World Record 120 kg 115 kg Yellowfin Tuna on Ascension Island Word Record Bohar Snapper (Twin Spot) - 12.7kg The 3 that got away! Black Marlin Cob in South Africa Wahoo 21:00 Bluewater Speargun discussion 25:00 Spearfishing Hunting Techniques -avoiding 'Bok Koors' Bohar Snapper Hunting Techniques Spearfishing Hunting Techniques for Spanish Mackerel (Kuta or Kingfish) Spearfishing Yellowfin Tuna Techniques 37:00 What has been your toughest situation in the ocean? 47:00 Veterans Vault - 9 Top Tips for Spearo's Less is more. Equipment KISS Relaxation, breathing cycle and technique Buoyancy. How much is right? Trophy fish Use a belt reel if you dive with a reelgun If you get a new mask spend 10 minutes per lens with toothpaste to eliminate fog. Carry decongestants Always carry a spare weightbelt on the boat > this removes any decision making conflict about dropping it. De-tension your rollergun rubbers when you are not using it. 61:00 What has been your funniest moment out spearfishing? 65:00 What is your go-to spearfishing equipment? Spearfishing Equipment Mentioned Alemanni Inverted Roller Speargun - Bluewater Canon Riffe Winged Speargun - Bluewater Canon Rob Allen Belt Reel Rabitech Rubber, Spearguns and Equipment Spierre Fins and Salvimar HECs Wetsuits Elios Wetsuits Alchemy Weightbelt Omer Alien Mask and Sporasub Snorkel SportsTube Travel Case "Put a hole between your big toe and the rest of your toes to let the water drain out after dives." - Cris Dillon 75:00 Spearo Q&A Could you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you in one sentence? If you could go back and give yourself some advice, what advice would you give yourself? What current challenges do you face in your spearfishing and how ate you dealing with them? Who is the best person to go spearfishing and why? Mentioned in the Show Rob Gates interview Niall Cameron interview Nat Davey interview Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Use code: noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here HowToFreedive.com Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group Sign Me Up Boys!

Interview with Matt Mattison North California Underwater Hunters President Matt Mattison is an avid abalone acquirer. In this chat with him we get right into Abalone and North California spearfishing. Matt's got plenty of experience and he's a genuinely nice bloke so this episode packs a tonne of information and banter. If you are interested in starting spearfishing check out this post Time Stamps 5:00 Matts story about getting started spearfishing. Learning how to stalk fish properly, how to hold his breath and equipment. Family traditions chasing Abalone. 9:00 North California Spearfishing and the forum No Cal Underwater hunters. 14:00 What has been your most memorable catch? 19:00 What is your favorite Spearfishing Hunting technique? 23:00 Whats one of the toughest situations you've faced in the ocean? 27:00 Veterans Vault | Abalone Chasing (recorded late 2017) How does the fishery work there? What are the size and limits? How are spearos involved in the fishery management? How do you prepare abalone? What do you look for when you are chasing abalone? Where are they likely to be hiding? Do you find them in groups or alone? How do you pry the abalone off the rocks? Where do you find a 10inch abalone? What locations are the best for finding abalone? How do you clean up the shells? Do the smaller ones taste better? Do you have any more tips for finding abalone? 49:00 What is one of the funniest moments you've seen in the water? 51:00 Spearo Q&A Can you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you in one sentence? If yoiu could start all over again, what would you do differently? In your 30+ years spearfishing what is the single biggest lesson you have learned? If you could go back now and give yourself some advice when you were starting spearfishing, what would it be? Who is the single best person to go spearfishing with and why? 55:00 What is in your spearfishing dive bag? Where can the listeners find you? Nor Cal Underwater Hunters website Matt's YouTube Channel Matt on Instagram Matt on Facebook Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Use code: noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here HowToFreedive.com Use the code noobspearo to save 20% Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group Sign Me Up Boys!

5 Spearfishing Tips to Shorten your Learning Curve This episode I chat with Luke Potts from Aquatic Rehab TV in New Zealand. Its our second live interview (the original Episode 9 Luke Potts here) and just like the first one we learn a tonne. In this episode we focus in on 5 spearfishing tips and techniques that can make the world of difference in your spearfishing. We learn why hydration is such an issue for spearos, how to make buddy diving uber practical, + body language hacks, breathing and relaxation tips as well as a couple of laughs along the way. Listen in to 5 actionable spearfishing tips and techniques. As discussed in the interview here is a full review of the How To Spearfish series, links to the Vimeo channel and the Discount code:) The Discount:) Luke has offered a discount to the Noob Spearo community! Use the code noobspearo to save 10% on any video:) https://vimeo.com/ondemand/howtospearfish/249056455 Episode Time Stamps 7:00 A bit about current New Zealand conditions and Luke's recent diving. 8:00 Some of Luke's background in spearfishing. Commercial diving, underwater filming and spearfishing. 9:00 Holding your breath. Common questions and issues + an idea about hyperventilation or over-breathing. Discussion about CO2 and how it works with our body. Full breath and relaxation chat with an explanation about a technique Luke employs to make sure hes relaxed. 17:00 The Grab A Spotter technique | A practical buddy technique that works. 20:00 Hydration | Perhaps the most underrated controllable variable on your diveday. This affects fatigue and equalization to a phenomenal extent. Luke explains why we dehydrate faster in the water due to the Mammalian Dive Reflex. 29:00 Spearfishing hunting techniques. Pay attention to tide and current - a good conversation about behavior and interaction between conditions and fish behavior. 34:00 Predatory body language. Why you want to remove it and what to look out for in your own behavior underwater. To learn more about the How To Spearfish video series, check out my write-up here The Discount:) Luke has offered a discount to the Noob Spearo community! Use the code noobspearo to save 10% on any video:) Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing or James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Use code: noobspearo to save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group

Interview with Tim McDonald Targeting species spearfishing with Tim McDonald, what a treat! We have a good Q&A session about finding and hunting Barramundi, Pearl Perch and the infamous Green Jobfish that challenge many spearos. There are some hairy stories in here about boating mishaps, sharks, big fish stories as well as some mindset discussion that might help you take your spearfishing to the next level. Listen into this episode with one of Australia's best spearfisherman, Tim McDonald. [FULL SHOWNOTES AVAILABLE AT NOOBSPEARO.COM] 'Fan-boy alert' - Tim's been one guy I've looked up to since I started spearfishing 6 years ago. He used to feature heavily in the now extinct Spearfishing Downunder Magazine DVD's, of which I spent countless hours watching. He's an interesting character that many of you may recognize from a highly popular YouTube video 'Spearfishing a 138kg Black Marlin' (vid at noobspearo.com). He gets taken for a ride with his reel gun and captures the entire experience on film. When he's not in the water, Tim serves as a Christian Pastor in the Western Suburbs of Brisbane where he also lives with his family. Funnily enough his son now has the spearfishing bug and has begun slowly usurping many of the Queensland state junior records. Tim is sponsored by Riffe, a trusted name in the spearfishing world for many years so we also speak a bit about some of his favorite equipment. Tim McDonald Interview Time Stamps 8:00 Getting started spearfishing Where did you get started spearfishing? Who was an early mentor? What were some of the obstacles you had spearfishing? What resources did you have to learn? Umberto Pelizzari - Manual of Freediving 15:00 What is one of your most memorable spearfishing catches? 17:00 What was your latest spearfishing adventure to the East Coast USA like? 19:00 What is your favorite spearfishing hunting technique? 24:00 What has been your scariest moment on the ocean? 30:00 Veterans Vault - Targeting Species Spearfishing | Barramundi | Pearl Perch | Green Jobfish What are some actionable tips to target each of these species? What do you need to understand about the species? What are some of your personal bests? What are some crucial techniques for hunting each species? Where do you find each species? What body language do you employ? When you have found a good lay on the bottom do you throw sand, rub coral or make noise? 51:00 What is the funniest thing you've seen out spearfishing? 57:00 What is in your spearfishing dive bag? Check out a huge range of Riffe equipment here Check out the DiveR spearfishing fins here Use the code: NOOBSPEARO at checkout to save $20 on every purchase $200 65:00 Spearo Q&A If you had to start all over again, what would you do differently? If you could go back in time to when you were just starting what advice would you yourself? During your 15 years spearfishing, what is the single biggest thing you've learned? Who is the single best person to go diving with? Could you describe what the spearfishing experience means to you iun one sentence? Find Tim on Instagram Here Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group

Interview with James Nestor This is a wide ranging, free flowing chat with James Nestor, the Author of Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science and What the Ocean Tells us About Ourselves. I found out that James is also a spearo and came to it through freediving. Spearfishing was the logical next step after pairing his strong sense of responsibility towards the ocean, along with his new found passion freediving. His selective mindset towards fishing is awesome and its something that many of us recognize in our own spearfishing mindsets. In this interview we delve into his experience starting both freediving and spearfishing, which were both unusual introductions to say the least. We also discuss his bestselling book Deep and many of the situations and information that intrigued me. If you have a lot of curiosity about the ocean in which we spend countless hours chasing fish, then you will enjoy this chat and probably the deep book as well (links to everything we chat about as well as the book are below). Listen in:) James Nestor Interview Time Stamps 4:00 James Nestor Introduction (thanks to Chris Schlenner who recommended the Deep book and suggested we have an interview!) How did you get introduced to freediving? Who were your biggest freediving influences? 9:00 Overview of some of the freediving concepts discussed in the Deep book What is the masterswitch? How do people tap into the mammalian dive reflex? What intrigued you so much about freediving? 11:00 What were some of your obstacles getting started freediving? 17:00 How were you introduced to spearfishing? 25:00 What is one of the toughest situations you've been in in the ocean? 27:00 Veterans Vault Marine Mammal Communication What is the experience like diving with sperm whales? What are some of the research challenges that freediving is helping to overcome? What are you guys investigating currently with marine mammal communication? CETI Foundation - get involved Freediving Physiology What do you understand about blood-shift? What other physiological responses do our bodies have to freediving at depth? Can diet affect or improve our freediving performance? Mentioned in the interview are these people and situations: Herbert Niches deep dive injury Diving with the Ama (ancient Japanese female diving group) The conservation aspect of spearfishing Taking a homemade submarine journey down to depth Diving with sperm whales Magneto reception and magnetic fields Aquarius Underwater Research Station 52:00 What is one of the funniest things you have seen spearfishing? 54:00 What is in your spearfishing equipment bag? 58:00 California Spearfishing and Abalone diving 60:00 Spearo | Freediver Q & A What is the best advice you have received freediving or spearfishing? Who has been the most influential person in your freediving and spearfishing? What are the current challenges you face freediving and spearfishing? Who is your favorite person to go spearfishing with and why? What three pieces of advice would you give to someone starting spearfishing? Websites and Articles Mentioned CETI Foundation - get involved - freedivers needed! 6 Tips to Go Spearfishing More California Department of Fish and Wildlife Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves Shrek's Deep Book Review Audible Free Audio Book (show sponsor) Amazon Paperback Amazon Kindle book Find James Here mrjamesnestor.com Twitter Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group

Interview with Gerasimos Kavvadias One of Greece's best spearo's joins us for a good chat about last years spearfishing world championships, Greek spearfishing and some of his own ninja spearfishing hunting techniques. In this chat Jerry shares some good insights into what a mentor really is. Perhaps you don't really need to have a close relationship with someone in order for them to be an effective mentor. Jerry's enthusiasm and passion for spearfishing and the Greek spearfishing lifestyle come through loud and clear and despite English being his second language, Jerry communicates very effectively in this interview. Listen in here! Interview Time Stamps 3:00 We find out a bit about his spearfishing history. Corfu spearfishing beginnings and learning from his Father. 6:00 Trial and error spearfishing. How Jerry overcame some obstacles + a few mentors and what mentors are. 11:00 "Jerry what was your most memorable catch?" 16:00 What is your favorite spearfishing hunting technique and how do you apply it effectively? 20:00 Veterans Vault: Competition Scouting What are the common techniques or strategies? What are the main considerations? Search patterns, using electronics for your advantage How do you understand when fish will be at your marked spots? Greek video hunting Dentex 31:00 What is one of the funniest moments spearfishing? 36:00 Toughest situation on the ocean? 40:00 From head to toe, what is your spearfishing equipment? 41:00 Spearo Q&A What is the single biggest thing you've learned during you're 30+ years spearfishing? What is the single best piece of advice you have been given for spearfishing? What does spearfishing mean to you? Find Jerry Here! Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here Sign up for 'The Floater' – Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group

Interview with Pat Swanson Should I try diving for a job? I love the water and I think could spend all day in it so why not make it my job? This is a thought Ive had and in this chat with veteran spearo and ex-commercial diver Pat Swanson we dig right into whether its a good idea or not. Pat's a three time New Zealand spearfishing champion and a resident of Taranaki, New Zealand. This is where I grew up so I was pretty stoked to catch up with Pat in his New Plymouth home. In this interview Pat also lays out some practical tips and ideas for scouting a potential area and we dig into some of the key considerations for assessing its dive-worthiness. Listen into our chat here. Pat Swanson Interview Time Stamps 3:00 Pat Swanson introduction and background + Pat's insights into a dive with Shrek 8:00 Influential Book mentioned Hanz Haas - Dive to Adventure Dive New Zealand - Wade 10:00 What were your biggest obstacles starting spearfishing? 12:00 Commercial Diving for Spearos What has been your experience and background commercial diving? What advice would you give to spearos wanting to try commercial diving? What is required of commercial divers? 19:00 Most memorable fish - New Zealand Hapuka 24:00 What is your favorite spearfishing hunting technique and how do you apply it effectively? 30:00 What is one of the toughest situations you've had in the ocean? What happened and what did you learn from it? 34:00 Veterans Vault - Reconnaissance 101 for shore dive spearfishing How do you assess an area? What do you look for? What are your biggest tips for finding spearfishing spots? How to Shore Dive Guide - Part 1 How to Shore Dive Guide - Part 2 3 Online Tools To Find Spearfishing Locations 42:00 Whats been your funniest moments spearfishing? 45:00 What spearfishing equipment do you use? 50:00 Spearo Q&A What is the single best piece of advice you have received for spearfishing? What does the spearfishing experience means to you? Who has been the most influential person to you in your spearfishing and why? If you started spearfishing all over again, what would you do differently? During your 30+ years of spearfishing, what is one of the biggest lessons you have learned? What current challenges do you face in your spearfishing and how do you approach them? Mentioned New Zealand Spearfishing Association Lake Taupo Catfish Cull Challenge Noob Spearo Partners + some spearfishing discounts Adreno Spearfishing – Buy your spearfishing equipment here. Use the discount code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout. Audible.com. Get a free audiobook along with a 30 day trial. Listen to James Nestors 'Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and what the ocean tells us about ourselves' free here Spearing Magazine. Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world Penetrator Fins. Save $20 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range here Sign up for 'The Floater' - Shrek and Turbo's email newsletter here Exclusive spearfishing equipment deals The latest blog posts and interviews delivered to your inbox 10 Tips To Become A Better Spearo PDF Access to our Private Facebook group